The Emergency Management (Exposure Sites, Contacts and Diagnosis Requirements No 6) (COVID-19) Direction 2022 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Exposure Sites, Contacts and Diagnosis Requirements No 7) (COVID-19) Direction 2022. This Direction comes into effect at 12.01am on 26 March 2022.
Key changes include:
Close Contacts
The definition of a close contact is changed to mean a person who spends 4 or more hours of cumulative contact with a COVID-19 case during their infectious period.
People with COVID-19 are considered infectious two days before their symptoms started or, if they didn’t have any noticeable symptoms, they are considered infectious two days before they had taken their positive COVID-19 test.
People who have had COVID-19 are not considered to be a close contact for 12 weeks after their isolation ended. This period was previously 8 weeks.
Household Close Contacts
The quarantine period for household close contacts is reduced from 14 days to 7 days. This is effective immediately and applies to household contacts currently in quarantine on days 8 to 14 on the condition that they produce a negative RAT or PCR test.
If you have symptoms, get a PCR test. If you have no symptoms, you can use a Rapid Antigen Test.
For more information on close contacts, visit: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/infectious+diseases/covid-19/testing+and+tracing/close+contacts
The information above only highlights the key changes made to the Directions and does not reflect all requirements. Members of the public are encouraged to see the full Directions for further information.
All existing directions, frequently asked questions and other information can be found here: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/emergency-declarations
If you require further information you can call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787 between the hours of 8am to 8pm 7 days per week or go to the SA Health website at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au or www.sa.gov.au/covid-19
