What is the new national definition of a COVID close contact? A close contact is now a person who spent four hours or more with a confirmed case in a household or ‘household-like’ setting.
Australian study determines true asymptomatic COVID rate New research suggests the actual number of coronavirus cases that never develop symptoms may be much lower than previously indicated.
Restrictions ease, but ‘main problem’ with Vic contact tracing remains A lack of communication between health authorities and local doctors is still hampering efforts, GPs say.
Victorians with COVID should immediately inform their contacts: DHHS EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed cases should immediately contact family, friends and colleagues with whom they have been in close contact, Victorian authorities say.
Calls for GPs to help COVID patients notify contacts as systems groan under strain Victoria should sanction self-initiated contact tracing to slash the time taken to contact people who may have been infected, according to frustrated GPs and other top experts.
GPs join chorus of alarm surrounding contact tracing Lag times for notifying close contacts have stretched to four weeks in some instances, potentially allowing the disease to spread unchecked.
RACGP releases COVIDSafe fact sheet The resource is designed to help GPs communicate to patients how the app works, why it is safe, and what they can do to help combat the coronavirus.
RACGP backs new contact tracing app to combat COVID-19 Millions of Australians are already using the new contact tracing app – so how does it work?