Changes To Close Contact Rules Wa. It's expected to come at a. Schools will no longer need to contact trace classroom or equivalent contacts when school resumes for term 2.
Wa transitions to a “very high caseload” setting at 12.01am thursday, triggering a substantial relaxation of covid isolation rules for school students and critical workers. You have been informed you are a close contact by wa health. The international arrivals cap will be doubled from 265 to 530.
Under the change, critical workers who are close contacts of covid cases can continue to attend work if they return negative rapid antigen tests daily. Schools will no longer need to contact trace classroom or equivalent contacts when school resumes for term 2. The international arrivals cap will be doubled from 265 to 530.
From 12.01am on thursday, only household or intimate contacts of a positive case will be considered close contacts and need to isolate. For example, if you became a case at 11.45pm on 14 april 2022, your isolation period will not finish until 11.45pm on 21 april 2022. Wa close contact rules change, cases rise.
People in isolation who are. Premier mark mcgowan said this would bring the wa definition. And quarantine for international and interstate arrivals will also be reduced to seven days.
The 2 square metre rule removed for venues and businesses; But his announcement follows discussions with a medical expert panel which claimed further advice would first need to provided before the rules would be removed. Masks are strongly encouraged indoors and where physical distancing is not possible.
Close contacts with symptoms must continue to isolate until symptoms resolve and get tested as per existing protocols. The date of the case’s positive test. Hospitals and health care settings including:
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