With parts of Launceston blanketed in snow just days before, Liawenee had recorded its coldest day on record at a chilly -14.2 degrees recorded at 6.01am the day prior - colder than parts of Antarctica, and the coldest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania.

The freezing cold temperature was caused by the remnants of the cold air mass that caused the Launceston snow.

Previously, the coldest recorded temperature was -13 on June 30, 1983 recorded in parts of the Central Highlands.

Launceston's Princess Theatre announced its comeback plans, with small shows to open up after its extended closure.

Tasmanian coroner Simon Cooper handed down his findings into the inquest of Hobart shopkeeper Voula Delios, who was stabbed multiple times at her shop in daylight by Daryl Royston Wayne Cook, who had been released from Risdon Prison early on remission the day prior.

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Cook was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, and detained indefinitely in a mental health facility in 2018.

Mr Cooper did not hand down any recommendations in his findings, who instead made a number of comments about the provision of mental health services in the Tasmanian Prison Service.

Premier Peter Gutwein confirmed he would write to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, accepting the federal government's offer of extending paid pandemic leave to Tasmanians.

Previously only available to Victorians, the state government committed to matching payments for temporary visa holders - a way to encourage people who were required to isolate after testing positive to COVID-19 or being a confirmed close contact of a case.

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Meanwhile interstate, the coronavirus situation in Victoria was escalating, with the Tasmanian health department issuing a callout for nurses to go and work on their frontline fight at aged care homes, as case numbers blew out to a staggering 450 new reported cases the day prior - as well as 11 deaths.

A Victorian contractor employed by TT-Line was confirmed as a positive case of COVID-19 - but did not pose a risk to members of the public or passengers. According to the company, the worker was limited to a restricted area.

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