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Family and friends will formally farewell one of the six Hillcrest Primary School students who died in a jumping castle accident in northwest Tasmania.

Streams of people have continued to leave flowers, soft toys and tributes and pay respects outside the school in Devonport, one week since the tragedy.

Zane Mellor, 12, will be remembered at a funeral in the city on Thursday morning.

Two children remain in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital, while one other injured in the accident is recovering at home.

Tasmanian Governor Barbara Baker visited the school on Wednesday and spent time with first responders and education staff.

"Thank you to you all for the invaluable and caring work you have done and continue to do with everyone affected by this tragedy," she said.

"We very much appreciate your service and dedication and want you to know how much you are all appreciated by our Tasmanian community."

An online fundraising page set up by Devonport local Zoe Smith has raised more than $1.4 million for the families.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who visited the school along with wife Jenny on Saturday, has announced $800,000 will be made available to fund trauma counselling for people impacted.

Police, including specialist officers from NSW, have started interviewing the many young witnesses of the accident, which will be examined by the coroner.

Roughly 40 children were enjoying end-of-year celebrations when a freak gust of wind picked up the jumping castle and several inflatable zorb balls.

Earlier this week, the Glenorchy City Council in southern Tasmania banned jumping castles and inflatable devices from being used on council-owned property.

Tasmania's education department has put a stop to inflatable equipment being used on school sites.

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Mask regulations are tightening in Queensland cinemas and hospitality venues as COVID-19 case numbers in the state surge into triple figures for the first time.

Queensland's reported 186 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, prompting the state government to ramp up the requirement for mask-wearing.

From 5am on Thursday, workers and patrons at theatres and cinemas will be required to wear masks, while staff in hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants will also have to mask up.

Masks are already mandated in supermarkets and shops as well as public transport and rideshares.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk vowed Queensland would stay open despite the rapid increase in Omicron infections.

"We want to keep our restaurants and our cafes and everything operating over Christmas and New Year," she said.

The new rules come as the state on Wednesday hit the 90 per cent threshold for first-dose vaccinations, according to federal government data.

"We are seeing preliminary advice that the vaccines appear to be working and they are protecting Queenslanders from getting seriously sick," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"Now is the time to go and get vaccinated and for those Queenslanders who haven't had their booster shot (to) please go and get their booster shot when the time arrives because we know the booster is an added layer of protection."

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard warned infection rates would continue to rise.

"This is a substantial increase from yesterday and not surprising because we have a very contagious virus in Omicron which has become the dominant virus here in Queensland," Dr Gerrard said.

"This virus is spreading rapidly through the community. We know that it's happening around the world so we're certainly not unique."

Queensland relaxed quarantine requirements for double vaccinated close contacts of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, halving the isolation period from 14 days to a week.

At least 85.3 per cent of eligible residents aged over 16 are now fully vaccinated with modelling suggesting Queensland will hit 90 per cent double-dosed in early-to-mid January.

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Tasmania has recorded 12 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily number since it reopened borders a week ago.

Half of the new cases arrived from NSW, including one transiting from overseas.

Another three are from Victoria, including someone from overseas, and one more arrived from Queensland.

One case is a close contact of a previously confirmed infection and investigations are underway to find the source of the final case.

The infections, reported on Wednesday, bring the island state's number of active cases to 26.

All have been recorded since the island reopened to fully vaccinated travellers from the mainland on December 15.

Eighteen cases are being managed at home, four are in a community-case management facility and four are still being assessed or processed. None are in hospital.

The state government opened additional mobile testing clinics in Hobart and Launceston on Wednesday to deal with a spike in demand.

Premier Peter Gutwein has defended the state government's reopening plan, after the Greens called for Tasmania to again close to arrivals from Victoria, NSW and the ACT.

"I can understand that there is some anxiousness and that's quite OK," he told reporters on Tuesday.

"As we move forward we need to learn to live with COVID. While some people would prefer us to stand still, we need to keep moving forward."

National cabinet on Wednesday did not make stronger indoor mask mandates or shorten the time for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.

Tasmania on Tuesday implemented a mask mandate for all indoor venues, plus public transport and ride-sharing services.

Following national cabinet's meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Gutwein said he urged NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to reinstate some public health measures after the state recorded 3763 new cases.

"New South Wales seems to be the one outlier in all of this," Mr Gutwein told reporters.

"I don't think that it's appropriate that no contact tracing other than in high-risk areas occurs and they haven't as yet mandated masks."

He also encouraged Tasmanians to book in for their booster shots, with only 10 per cent of people so far getting the third dose.

More than 90 per cent of Tasmanians aged over 12 are fully vaccinated.

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