How long should you isolate with COVID now that the rules are gone? | Jacob Gamble and Liam Mannix
For medical receptionist Bridget Rice-Finlayson, the appearance of double lines on her COVID Rapid Antigen Test on Wednesday morning was met with a familiar feeling of dread. This is her third time testing positive with COVID-19, and this time around she’s much better prepared.
“She decided she didn’t want me in the house with COVID. I was on the phone with DHS for hours trying to move somewhere else, eventually I got to move to my Auntie’s house,” she said. “Even though there’s no restrictions, you still feel like you shouldn’t do things because there’s a social obligation. You know people are judging you if you’re just going about your daily life as usual,” she said.In mid-October Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dropped one of the longest-standing and last-remaining COVID restrictions: mandatory isolation if you tested positive for the virus.
With the nation released from the tight grip of pandemic orders, compliance with health recommendations has become a matter of personal preference. The decision to end isolation effectively ended Australia’s ‘pandemic exceptionalism’. COVID-19 is now treated like other respiratory viruses like the flu. There’s no legal requirement to isolate.“It’s not for the general public: it’s for the vulnerable person with a major medical issue.
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