‘We need to see the evidence’: Alarm after COVID-19 isolation mandate cut to five days
The AMA says the health advice given to National Cabinet must be released
There are growing calls for National Cabinet to release of the health advice underpinning its decision to cut COVID-19 isolation periods from seven to five days, with some doctors warning of an escalation in transmission.
The reduced mandate will applies to people who no longer have symptoms following a positive test – although GPs and other staff working in aged care will still have to isolate for seven days.
