While federal restrictions might be constantly changing, state guidelines are still very much in place, so there has been some confusion around what's allowed, what's not allowed, and what is "allowed with caution".

But in the ACT, Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced significant relaxations to the coronavirus restrictions to go into place from noon on Friday, June 19.

In his words, "The dedication the community has shown in adhering to physical distancing requirements has put the territory in a great position to allow us to move about and enjoy more of what the nation's capital has to offer."

This means the ACT is now jumping ahead to restrictions easing predicted under stage 3, originally not expected to happen until July.

Well, the chief motivator is that things are looking better for coronavirus infection rates.

Canberra went a long time without any new infections, and with fewer infections come fewer restrictions.

The last confirmed case in Canberra was on June 7, when a foreign diplomat tested positive for the virus.

It came after a month free from new cases.

Yes! From noon on June 19, there'll be no limits on household visitation, changing from the current limit of 20 people.

While unrestricted, everyone is encouraged to exercise caution and continue maintaining social distancing and good hygiene practices.

Training is back on the agenda, allowing full contact training for sport, dance and martial arts, as well as circuit training.

Gyms, fitness centres and Pilates facilities will also be opening up to 100 people, provided they abide by the "one per four square metre rule."

The "one per four square metre rule" has been around for a lot of our current restrictions, but is about to become far more prominent.

Most public venues and events will be reopening for up to 100 guests, provided there is four-square metres of space per person in the venue.

This includes staff and owners, with the notable exception of hospitality venues.

On that topic, hospitality venues will now be allowed to serve alcohol without food again, so in the words of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, you can "get on the beers" (if you are of legal drinking age.)

However, gaming venues will not be able to reopen until next month.

Travelling is where things start to get trickier. It should go without saying that international travel is still prohibited across the board.

Regarding national travel, states and territories are still imposing their own travel restrictions which apply as soon as you cross the border.

For example, New South Wales is allowing unrestricted travel around regional areas, however there are still limits of up to 10 people at holiday homes or rentals.

While there are currently no restrictions on entering or exiting the ACT, you will not be able to enter Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory without specific exemptions.

Tasmania and South Australia are requiring 14-day quarantines for any visitors, while NSW and Victoria have no current restrictions.

This is, again, fuzzy.

The official guidelines state that you should work from home "if it works for you and your employer" but it is less clear on what exactly that means.

At this stage, read that as "if you can, do" but if it is impractical or impossible to continue working from home, returning to work will start.

That will be between you and your employer/employees however.

On the educational end of things, face-to-face learning will resume 'where possible'.

Universities and vocational education facilities have been given a lot of slack in how they handle the COVID-19 pandemic, so it's likely going to be a mix of online lectures and face-to-face classes.

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Canberra's nightlife will begin to rise again with the news that hospitality venues can welcome up to 100 people per enclosed space from Friday.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr said patrons will also be allowed to drink alcohol without ordering a meal.

Local theatres, cinemas and concert venues will also be able to reopen from next Friday, while up to 100 worshippers will be permitted in churches, provided they can comply with the one-person-per-four-square-metre rule.

The decision has been welcomed by the hospitality industry and a number of venues will reopen as a result.

Australian Hotels Association ACT general manager Anthony Brierley said while we can't pretend the coronvirus crisis is over, "this goes a long way to getting people back to work and getting the industry up and running".

There will be far fewer outright bans in place, but full-contact sport, saunas and bathhouses, steam-based beauty services and any form of sex work will remain barred.

At this stage, these look like they will reopen from July 10, but this will be dependent on the infection rate between now and then.

People are still urged to exercise caution, remaining 1.5m apart wherever possible and stay at home if feeling unwell.