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

A joint statement from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) and Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) with the revised Australian criteria for the release from isolation of people who have recovered from COVID-19.

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

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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.

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