Questions over how well NSW contact tracing system is coping
3 years, 4 months ago

Questions over how well NSW contact tracing system is coping

ABC  

A Sydney woman has been told she is a close contact from the Campsie shopping centre, four days after NSW Health identified the site as an exposure venue. Key points: NSW Health said about 30,000 people have been contacted in relation to the Belrose and Campsie exposure sites A number of contacts say they are concerned about the lag between exposure sites being identified and them being notified Epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett said if there are lags it raises questions "about how well the system can cope" The out-of-control outbreak in Campsie started with a single employee at the centre's Tong Li supermarket, who tested positive to COVID-19 on July 19. She said her analysis of the NSW Health data throughout the latest outbreak showed a concerning trend upwards of "cases under investigation", which means they do not know the source of those positive cases. In a statement, NSW Health said about 30,000 people have been contacted in relation to the Belrose and Campsie exposure sites, and there were many factors that influence who gets contacted and when.

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Head of WA's COVID-19 contact tracing reveals massive effort to gear up for state's reopening
2 years, 11 months ago

Head of WA's COVID-19 contact tracing reveals massive effort to gear up for state's reopening

ABC  

Contact tracers are gearing up ahead of Western Australia's anticipated reopening date, as more and more locations around the state are listed as potential exposure sites. Key points: Head contact tracer Ben Scalley says public servants have been recruited from all across government to join the contact tracing efforts Teams are based throughout regional WA including in the South West, …

Melbourne COVID outbreak at 'critical' point for avoiding further Victorian restrictions
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne COVID outbreak at 'critical' point for avoiding further Victorian restrictions

ABC  

Victorian health officials have said "everything is on the table" as they review whether further restrictions are needed to respond to a growing COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne. Professor Sutton said "everything is on the table" while authorities reviewed restrictions, which included large public events like AFL games. Dr Haikerwal has previously been critical of the state's contact tracing efforts, but …

The full list of contact tracing sites in Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Gladstone linked to the Queensland coronavirus cluster
3 years, 8 months ago

The full list of contact tracing sites in Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Gladstone linked to the Queensland coronavirus cluster

ABC  

Contact tracers are working through a long list of sites in Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Gladstone visited by confirmed COVID-19 cases between March 20 and March 27. Close contact sites Saturday, March 20 Shinobi Ramen Noodle shop, Westfield Carindale Shopping Centre between 12:00pm and 2:16pm Black Hops Brewery, East Brisbane between 12:00pm and 2:00pm Green Beacon Brewing Co., Teneriffe between …

Major contact tracing effort continues across Brisbane as immunologist warns unknown source of COVID infection is 'definitely a concern'
3 years, 8 months ago

Major contact tracing effort continues across Brisbane as immunologist warns unknown source of COVID infection is 'definitely a concern'

ABC  

A major contact tracing effort will continue in south-east Queensland today as authorities work to determine if a new locally acquired case of COVID-19 in a Brisbane landscaper has spread further in the community. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: …

Melbourne's suburban coronavirus contact tracing teams were supposed to be running by now. So what's the hold-up?
4 years, 1 month ago

Melbourne's suburban coronavirus contact tracing teams were supposed to be running by now. So what's the hold-up?

ABC  

In early September, as Victoria's daily COVID-19 case numbers were finally dropping out of triple figures, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the creation of a system of local response units in Melbourne, to replace the highly centralised system that had failed to stop the second wave. Key points: Six local contact tracing hubs in metropolitan Melbourne were promised two months ago …

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Contact tracing is the process of finding, assessing and managing the people who have been exposed to a disease, according to the World Health Organization. "One of our approaches in Australia is doing contact tracing in the first 24 hours of receiving a diagnosis, and I believe that Victoria is at 100 per cent at the moment," says Professor McLaws. …

UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week
4 years, 2 months ago

UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Only 62.6 per cent of close contacts of people who …

Victoria trials new coronavirus contact tracing model that doubles number of close contacts
4 years, 2 months ago

Victoria trials new coronavirus contact tracing model that doubles number of close contacts

ABC  

Victoria has begun the "evolution" of its contact tracing regime, casting the net wider and instructing more people with a connection to a positive case to get tested and self-isolate. Key points: The health department said more than 230 people were in isolation in Kilmore, including close contacts and their close contacts The health department said more than 230 people …

Doctors in Melbourne's west band together to tackle coronavirus contact tracing challenge
4 years, 3 months ago

Doctors in Melbourne's west band together to tackle coronavirus contact tracing challenge

ABC  

A surge in COVID-19 cases around Altona North has prompted a group of local doctors, frustrated with Victoria's contact tracing system, to get together to manage positive coronavirus cases in their community. Key points: Victoria's contact tracing has been described as "woeful" and "a disaster" Victoria's contact tracing has been described as "woeful" and "a disaster" Doctors say their local …

Local knowledge vital to contact tracing success in fight against coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Local knowledge vital to contact tracing success in fight against coronavirus

ABC  

When coronavirus hit the rural community of Colac in south-west Victoria it took everybody by surprise, including authorities who were reportedly slow to respond and contain it. Key points: A testing blitz is underway in regional Victoria after a concerning number of 'mystery cases' have been reported Local contact tracing teams have been set up in Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat …

Contact tracing falters in Barcelona amid virus spike
4 years, 5 months ago

Contact tracing falters in Barcelona amid virus spike

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — When Sonia Ramírez was told by her local clinic that she had tested positive for the coronavirus, she expected to be asked about anyone she had come in close contact with recently. “They didn’t even ask if I had been to work recently, which of course I had.” With the virus rebounding in parts of Spain, it …

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Leaked analysis obtained by The Independent shows that across northwest England, the national tracing service …

Conspiracy theories debunked: Here’s what COVID contact tracers really do
4 years, 5 months ago

Conspiracy theories debunked: Here’s what COVID contact tracers really do

Salon  

In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, contact tracing is downright buzzy, and not always in a good way. Misinformation abounds, from tales that people who talk to contact tracers will be sent to nonexistent "FEMA camps" — a rumor so prevalent that health officials in Washington state had to put out a statement in May debunking it — to …

Coronavirus Outbreak: What is contact tracing? How does it help in curbing COVID-19 cases?
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: What is contact tracing? How does it help in curbing COVID-19 cases?

Firstpost  

The focus of contact tracing is to find close contacts or people who were within two metres of the infected person for at least 10 minutes or so. The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus and prevent them from spreading it to others. The focus is on close …

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