Now we’re opening up, testing and contact tracing really matters – The Age

“Quarantine” is when you are a close contact of a case and are asked to self-isolate until it is known whether you have escaped infection. If you are a direct contact of a case, you will stay the 14-day course, being monitored for symptoms even if you test negative initially. You will be tested at day 11, and if negative, may be notified you can stop isolating.
It gets more complicated if you are in quarantine because you are a close contact of someone who is a close contact of a case. Usually you…

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