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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

DARK SECRETS: Complex decision to drop covid isolation comes with risks act chief health officer | Vintage Vibes

National Cabinet ends mandatory COVID-19 isolation rules| September 30, 2022 | ACM

ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman believes there are risks associated with scrapping mandatory COVID isolation next month, but she is confident the community will continue to protect each other.

Dr Coleman said the decision made at national cabinet to end the five-day isolation period imposed on people who test positive for COVID-19 on October 14 was a complex one, but low case numbers helped support the choice.

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