COVID testing lab 4Cyte says new definition of a close contact won't ease testing site pressure
- avawilliams012
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min read
One of Australia's largest pathology companies says it does not expect demand for COVID-19 PCR tests to drop significantly, despite changes to the definition of close contacts announced yesterday.
On Thursday, the new definition was agreed to in an extraordinary meeting of national cabinet.
Now Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a close contact will be someone who has spent four hours or more with a confirmed case in a household or household-like setting, such as a residential care facility.
Those contacts would only be required to quarantine for seven days, and take a rapid antigen test (RAT) on day six.
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