CDNA and PHLN joint statement – Revised Australian criteria for the release of persons recovered from COVID-19 from isolation

CDNA and PHLN have revised their advice on the release from isolation of persons who have had COVID-19.

CDNA and PHLN have agreed that people who:

• are eligible for release from isolation, based on the clinical criteria, do not pose a risk of onward infection
• have recovered from COVID-19 are no longer required to meet additional laboratory testing criteria prior to going into high-risk settings.

But significantly immunocompromised people require negative PCR tests following COVID-19 illness before they are released from isolation.