Amidst the ever-changing states of lockdown, infection rates, and contact tracing, you may find yourself having been in contact with someone who is a confirmed COVID-19 positive case.
What do you need to do next? It can be very confusing. The most important thing to remember is that when you are notified that you’ve been in contact with a positive case, you MUST follow the Testing and Isolation rules that apply to your type of contact.
You may be classified as a Close Contact, Casual Contact, Secondary Contact, or Household Contact.
To try and help you out, we’ve added some factsheets and links below.
NSW Health provides comprehensive easy to read guidelines and fact sheets you can click these links to access all the most current information.
We’ve also added the most common fact sheets here for you to read.
Close-contacts must get tested immediately and again if you develop symptoms at any time during your self-isolation period. You must also self-isolate in your home for 14 days since you last saw the person with COVID-19.
Casual-contacts – must get tested immediately and self-isolate until they get a negative result. Follow the advice you get from NSW Health. If you were at the place of casual contact less than 4 days ago, get tested at your closest testing location, isolate and then get another test on day 5 after you were at the place of contact.
Household-contacts – If you have been told you are a household contact of someone with COVID-19 you must get tested immediately and again if you develop symptoms at any time during your self-isolation period. Self Isolated in your home for 14 days since the person with COVID-19 received a positive test result. If other people living in your home later test positive, you will need to continue isolating for 14 days from when the most recent person tested positive.
The Illawarra Public Health Network also provides lots of information on where to get additional help and services if you’ve tested positive to COVID-19.