Melbourne is not back in lockdown, but some people are living under self-imposed restrictions over the next week to avoid exposure to a rising number of positive cases that could leave them in isolation on Christmas Day. covid19 tom_cowie
exposures made him realise he needed to step back, after hundreds of people who visited those establishments on December 10 were told to isolate for at least seven days.“I accept that I’ll inevitably catch COVID. I’m double vaccinated and have got a booster now, hopefully it will be mild. So that anxiety isn’t about catching COVID, per se, it’s more about the isolation around Christmas.”
“It really just sort of put everything back into perspective, the virus is still out there and it is still circulating,” she said. Victoria’s Health Department no longer publishes exposure sites, however there are still different requirements for people who learn they have come into contact with a positive case.Credit:Those who live with someone who has tested positive must quarantine for seven days at home if they are fully vaccinated .
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