‘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.
The AMA is alarmed by the shift, saying that up to 30% of positive cases were still likely to be infectious on days six and seven.
“Throughout this pandemic the AMA has continuously said governments must base their decision-making on the health and medical advice,” its president, Professor Steve Robson, said.
