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At yesterday’s media stand up, the Prime Minister announced significant updates to the COVID-19 Protection Framework. From 11:59pm on Friday 25 March, several key changes to traffic light settings will come into effect. Additionally, vaccine pass requirements and QR sign-in will be removed at all levels from 4 April onwards. These and many other changes will be announced in the updates, on TV news, the radio and through your grapevine channels. It’s exciting for many that these changes will bring us toward something more normal, but don’t let your guards down. Use your Covid-sense. We’ve done so well, so far. Continue to protect ourselves and each other, not just from COVID, but from any sicknesses floating around.