Covid testing and quarantine directions announced for NSW after man in his 60s tests positive in Sydney

Quarantine and testing directions have been declared for anyone in the NT who has been to Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales.

QUARANTINE and testing directions have been declared effective immediately for anyone in the NT who has been to Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales.

NT Chief Health Officer Dr Hugh Heggie said it followed on from a man in his 60s who lives is Sydney’s eastern suburbs testing positive for COVID-19.

The man works as a driver, which includes transporting international flight crew. The man visited a number of locations while being potentially infectious.

“NSW Health is working to urgently undertake contact tracing and we will continue to watch this closely as more information emerges,” he said.

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“The man made extensive use of the NSW QR Code check-in system and this has proven a valuable tool for health authorities to rapidly undertake contact tracing. This case serves as a timely reminder to all Territorians to continue to check in when visiting NT venues.

“The man was detected as being positive as part of the routine testing of high risk workers in NSW. The NT also has a CHO Direction in place in regards to the testing of quarantine and high risk workers and this highlights the value of this public health measure.

Dr Heggie is directing any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory since 1 June, 2021, or who will arrive in the Northern Territory and has been to a New South Wales COVID-19 public exposure site at the dates and times to do as follows:

Any person defined as a ‘close contact’ by New South Wales health authorities must immediately get tested and undertake 14 days of quarantine in their home or at a suitable place. They must remain in quarantine (unless to get tested) until noon of the 14th day after they were in a New South Wales COVID-19 case location, regardless of whether they return a negative COVID-19 test.

Any person identified as a ‘casual contact’ by New South Wales health authorities must isolate, get a COVID-19 test and remain in self-quarantine until a negative test is returned.

Any person who this Direction applies to must check the New South Wales Health COVID-19 case locations website at least once per day to make sure they comply if a place they have been to becomes a COVID-19 case location.

Greater Melbourne remains a declared hotspot.

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