Re: Overseas

27/03/2020 at 11:47 am #76574 Quote

Ken Chapman

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Hi,
We have been using this advice

“Advice for others living with you

Others that live with you are not required to be isolated unless they meet one of the isolation criteria outlined above. If you develop symptoms and are confirmed to have coronavirus, they will be classified as close contacts and will need to be isolated”

Taken from the Department of Health, Coronavirus Disease, Isolation Guidance https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-isolation-guidance
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However, I should stress we have had reports of the Corona Virus Advice Line providing contrary advice

Ken Chapman
Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
Cabrini Health

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Hi Michael,

Maybe the college could contact the DoH COVID team & tell them to make that clear, i.e. BIG print. There is a lot of confusion about household contact for non-sick travellers. Im in home quarantine after coming back from NZ, alive & well. My kids thought they had to move out! I found one small piece of advice on the traveller website (small print) that household contacts of well returned travellers were not quarantined. I have raised it with the DoH.

Cheers

Karen

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Hi Emma

We have had lots of staff and patients in this situation, and our advice from our local public health unit is that unless they were exposed to symptomatic person why then has confirmed disease, or unless the person developed symptoms within 24 hours of the contact and then has confirmed disease, it is not considered exposure.

So, my rule is if they have not been contacted by public health about being a known close contact there is no considered risk to them.

Cheers

Michael

Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E

St Vincents Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032

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Dear Brainstrust ,

Firstly I hope youre all surviving out there!!

This has happened twice in my organisation where family members (staff) have picked up their family member from the airport after being overseas ( & the travellers are expected to be in isolation for 14 days)

And the staff member has had close contact with them

Ive asked the staff member not to come to work but there doesnt seem to be much in our govt literature about this?

Has anyone been in the same circumstance ,

Much appreciated Emma

Emma Trippe
Infection Control Consultant

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