Western Australia's rules on COVID-19 close contacts, isolation and testing will change. This is what that means
3 years, 1 month ago

Western Australia's rules on COVID-19 close contacts, isolation and testing will change. This is what that means

ABC  

As Western Australia's COVID-19 Omicron outbreak continues to grow, rules surrounding close contacts, isolation and testing protocols are set to change. When they are introduced, the new close contact definition will also come with new rules for who needs to isolate, and for how long: Confirmed positive case: Self-isolate for seven days — if you do not have any symptoms after day seven, you can leave isolation. These new school-based close contact definitions and isolation rules will apply to both public and private schools: Classroom contact: A student or staff member who has shared a classroom — or early childhood education room — with a positive case for one class period or more. Under the state's current close contact definition — which will remain in place until the "high caseload" scenario arrives — potential staffing shortages due to isolation requirements mean businesses would be more vulnerable to shutdowns than in other states and territories.

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The US Center for Disease Control proposes to scrap its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations. What are the rules in Australia?
1 year, 1 month ago

The US Center for Disease Control proposes to scrap its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations. What are the rules in Australia?

ABC  

Americans testing positive for COVID-19 will no longer be told to stay home for five days under new rules proposed by the Center for Disease Control, local media has reported. While isolation is no longer a legal requirement, Australians who test positive for COVID-19 should also avoid "high-risk settings" like hospitals and care facilities for at least seven days "or …

Tasmania to relax COVID close contact isolation rule from Monday but daily rapid test needed
2 years, 10 months ago

Tasmania to relax COVID close contact isolation rule from Monday but daily rapid test needed

ABC  

Close contacts of COVID cases in Tasmania will soon no longer be required to isolate. Key points: As of Monday, May 2, people who are close contacts of COVID cases will no longer need to quarantine for seven days Those with COVID symptoms will still need to isolate, have daily RATs, wear a mask indoors, advise their workplace and avoid …

South Australia to drop COVID-19 close contact rules from next week
2 years, 11 months ago

South Australia to drop COVID-19 close contact rules from next week

ABC  

South Australia will scrap close contact quarantine rules from the end of next week. Key points: SA will scrap close contact rules from next week People will need to notify employers if they are a close-contact, conduct multiple at-home tests and stay away from high-risk settings The state's health chief recommended delaying changes for a week The move brings the …

Debate over COVID-19 close contact isolation as Australia faces peak of Omicron BA.2 wave
2 years, 11 months ago

Debate over COVID-19 close contact isolation as Australia faces peak of Omicron BA.2 wave

ABC  

As Australia moves into winter, changes to restrictions are up for discussion as governments try to strike the balance between living with COVID-19 and protecting the community. Some believe the logical next step in "living with COVID" is to treat it like any other respiratory infection, while others say easing close contact rules could push case numbers up again. "That's …

Covid rules Australia: Dan Andrews and Dominic Perrottet plan huge changes ahead of winter
3 years ago

Covid rules Australia: Dan Andrews and Dominic Perrottet plan huge changes ahead of winter

Daily Mail  

Australia's Covid-19 rules are set to get a major update ahead of winter, with National Cabinet considering relaxing isolation requirements for close contacts. Australia's Covid-19 rules are set to get a major update ahead of winter, with National Cabinet considering relaxing isolation rules for close contacts If the AHPPC agrees to the plan, close contacts with mild symptoms will be …

What you need to do if you test positive for COVID-19 or become a close contact in WA
3 years ago

What you need to do if you test positive for COVID-19 or become a close contact in WA

ABC  

As WA has raced towards its COVID-19 peak, the rules have changed almost as quickly. Close contacts of a positive case will need to isolate for seven days. You have an eight-week period after testing positive and completing isolation where you do not need to get tested or isolate, even if you have symptoms or become a close contact. But …

COVID-19 close contact rules for WA schools updated as parents and carers avoid quarantine
3 years ago

COVID-19 close contact rules for WA schools updated as parents and carers avoid quarantine

ABC  

New rules have been introduced for close contacts linked to COVID-19 cases in West Australian schools. Key points: Parents with a child who is a close contact do not need to quarantine Parents with a child who is a close contact do not need to quarantine The Chief Health Officer says the rules will minimise the impact on families The …

Tearful reunions as Western Australia ends COVID border closure
3 years ago

Tearful reunions as Western Australia ends COVID border closure

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s largest state has reopened to fully vaccinated domestic and international travellers, ending one of the world’s longest coronavirus border closures. The airport in Perth, Western Australia’s capital, was the scene of emotional reunions as the first of 22 scheduled domestic flights and five international flights began arriving on Thursday. “We expect about 5,000 domestic and international travellers to arrive …

Everything you need to know about WA's rules on COVID-19 close contacts, isolation and testing
3 years, 1 month ago

Everything you need to know about WA's rules on COVID-19 close contacts, isolation and testing

ABC  

Western Australia continues on its path out of the pandemic on Tuesday, with a number of major rule changes coming into effect just days after the state started to ease its borders. He said the new close contact and isolation rules were necessary in a "higher case load" environment as Omicron continued to spread through the community. The definition of …

New COVID-19 close contact and isolation rules to be unveiled by WA Premier Mark McGowan
3 years, 1 month ago

New COVID-19 close contact and isolation rules to be unveiled by WA Premier Mark McGowan

ABC  

Businesses are set to receive clarity today around Western Australia's close contact rules, something they say leaves them more vulnerable to shutdowns than other states and territories. Key points: The definition of a close contact is set to be changed in WA The definition of a close contact is set to be changed in WA The state's current rules are …

COVID-19 revised rules: Foreigners coming to India need not stay at isolation centres on testing positive
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 revised rules: Foreigners coming to India need not stay at isolation centres on testing positive

Firstpost  

According to the revised ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm will apply from 22 January till further order New Delhi: Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. …

SA Premier rules out supporting five-day COVID-19 isolation period at national cabinet
3 years, 2 months ago

SA Premier rules out supporting five-day COVID-19 isolation period at national cabinet

ABC  

The South Australian Premier says his government will not be signing up to a five-day isolation period for people who test positive to COVID-19. Key points: National cabinet is meeting today Reducing COVID-19 isolation to five days is expected to be discussed Steven Marshall says there are no plans in SA to even reduce it to seven days Prime Minister …

WA COVID-19 close contact rules leave Perth bar owner warning of staff shortages and closures
3 years, 2 months ago

WA COVID-19 close contact rules leave Perth bar owner warning of staff shortages and closures

ABC  

The owner of several of Perth's busiest bars and nightclubs has warned they will not last more than a fortnight after the border reopens unless isolation rules for close contacts of COVID cases change. Key points: New protocols for a close contact are yet to be announced in WA Hospitality businesses say current rules will result in business closures The …

Time to relax the rules around close contacts, Leo Varadkar says
3 years, 2 months ago

Time to relax the rules around close contacts, Leo Varadkar says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said …

Western Australia's COVID-19 border set to fall, but don't look for approval to enter the state just yet
3 years, 2 months ago

Western Australia's COVID-19 border set to fall, but don't look for approval to enter the state just yet

ABC  

Travellers hoping to lock in plans to head to Western Australia when the state's borders reopen on February 5 are being blocked by the government's approval system. Key points: The G2G approval system is set to continue when borders reopen The G2G approval system is set to continue when borders reopen However, travellers applying to enter Western Australia after the …

SA reports 2,552 new COVID-19 cases, 94 people in hospital
3 years, 2 months ago

SA reports 2,552 new COVID-19 cases, 94 people in hospital

ABC  

South Australia has reported 2,552 new cases of COVID-19 and the number of people in hospital has risen to 94. Key points: The Premier said South Australia had a record number of symptomatic tests on Sunday While cases and hospitalisations have risen, there were no deaths reported and nobody is on a ventilator There are 90 people in SA's prisons …

SA's Chief Public Health Officer contradicts national cabinet COVID-19 close contact definition
3 years, 2 months ago

SA's Chief Public Health Officer contradicts national cabinet COVID-19 close contact definition

ABC  

Less than 24 hours after South Australia signed off on a new definition of a close COVID-19 contact, the state's Chief Public Health Officer says those rules won't apply in SA. That's in direct opposition to the definition agreed upon at national cabinet Nicola Spurrier says restrictions are likely to remain in place in January Yesterday's national cabinet meeting saw …

What is the new national definition of a close contact? And what were the rules before?
3 years, 2 months ago

What is the new national definition of a close contact? And what were the rules before?

ABC  

National cabinet has agreed on what defines a person as a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Now Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a close contact will be someone who has spent four hours or more with a confirmed case in a household or household-like setting, such as a residential care facility. In Western Australia, the government says a close …

Relaxed COVID-19 close contact definition and isolation requirements will result in more cases, CMO says
3 years, 2 months ago

Relaxed COVID-19 close contact definition and isolation requirements will result in more cases, CMO says

ABC  

Australia's Chief Medical Officer has warned the country can expect even more COVID-19 cases after the majority of the nation's leaders broadly agreed to relax close contact definitions and isolation requirements. Key points: Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the change to the definition would take place from midnight tonight in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, SA and Qld In all of …

Queensland's COVID-19 quarantine restrictions are changing. What are the close contact rules?
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland's COVID-19 quarantine restrictions are changing. What are the close contact rules?

ABC  

Quarantine requirements have changed for fully vaccinated people who come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case in Queensland. However, under the new rules, fully vaccinated close contacts can move out of home quarantine on day eight, provided they test negative on days one and five of the isolation period. Vaccinated householders identified as close contacts won't need to quarantine …

SA borders to stay open despite Premier being 'extraordinarily concerned' about COVID-19 Omicron variant
3 years, 3 months ago

SA borders to stay open despite Premier being 'extraordinarily concerned' about COVID-19 Omicron variant

ABC  

South Australia's borders will remain open but all travellers from NSW, Victoria and the ACT will be required to have a test on arrival and isolate until a result is received. Key points: South Australia's borders will remain open to all states Travellers from NSW, Victoria and the ACT will have to get tested and isolate on arrival Exposure sites …

COVID is coming — but what will an outbreak mean for the South Australian public?
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID is coming — but what will an outbreak mean for the South Australian public?

ABC  

As South Australia edges closer towards its November 23 deadline for repealing border restrictions, more detail has been released on how COVID-19 cases will be managed, and how the public will be affected. Health authorities including Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier have repeatedly referred to the spread of the virus as being "inevitable" when double-vaccinated travellers are allowed back …

Western Australia announces new travel restrictions with Victoria after local Melbourne COVID cases
3 years, 10 months ago

Western Australia announces new travel restrictions with Victoria after local Melbourne COVID cases

ABC  

Western Australia is imposing border restrictions on Victoria in response to the latest Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak, with arrivals from that state to be forced to isolate until they produce a negative result. Key points: Anyone arriving from Victoria will need to be tested for COVID-19 They will need to isolate until they return a negative test result People who arrived …

Coronavirus sees WA close its borders from midnight on Sunday to stop COVID-19 spread from eastern states
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus sees WA close its borders from midnight on Sunday to stop COVID-19 spread from eastern states

ABC  

The WA Government will introduce a "temporary closure" of its interstate border effective from midnight on Sunday, with the WA Premier saying the state's isolation was its best defence against the threat of COVID-19 spread. Key points: Previously people entering the state had to isolate for 14 days Now they will be turned away unless they meet exemption criteria The …

Coronavirus pandemic sees WA close its borders to fight COVID-19. So what are the new rules?
5 years ago

Coronavirus pandemic sees WA close its borders to fight COVID-19. So what are the new rules?

ABC  

West Australians are facing a number of new measures in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state. While WA Premier Mark McGowan did not go as far as using the term "close", the measures are basically exactly that. WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 950 Recovered: 923 Deaths: 9 Total tests: 955,072 Vaccinations: 57,464 Latest …

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