<span style="color: #222222;">In Australia, the government has announced that it will end the mandatory five-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people from the 14th of October.<br />''<br />''Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today said that there is a need for a policy that promotes resilience and capacity-building and reduces reliance on government intervention.<br />''<br />''However, some doctors warned the move that would put the public at risk.<br />''<br />''The decision to let COVID-infected Australians decide whether they need to isolate or not removes one of country's last remaining restrictions from the pandemic era.<br />''<br />''The decision comes around a month after the quarantine period was cut to five days from seven.</span><br />