Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Current activity restrictions were updated on 4th May, 2022
These details and further information about the current restrictions can be found here: Current Activity Restrictions | SA
SA Health restriction advice for ACCHS
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services are considered to be ‘high risk settings’. Masks must be worn at all times by staff, visitors and patients.
Close contacts are able to attend ACCHSs for medical care, although it is strongly recommended by SA Health that you let the service know beforehand that you are a close contact. If you personally don’t need medical help or supplies, you should not attend an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service for 7 days after you have been exposed.
People who test positive should follow the SA Health advice. After leaving isolation, on days 8-10 after testing positive they should not go into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
There are no longer any density requirements in health services, but it is recommended that people maintain greater than 1.5metre distance apart where possible. Check-in, such as via a QR code, are required for hospitals, disability care facilities and aged care facilities in South Australia.
See mandatory vaccine requirements for healthcare workers (below).
As always, exposure sites across South Australia will continue to be updated on the SA Health website and if there is an outbreak in the South Australian community, it is recommended that this webpage be checked regularly for new information: SA Health | SA Contact Tracing and Exposure Locations
New advice for testing and isolation/quarantine
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- Who is a close contact, and what do they need to do?
Information can be found at the link here.
- What COVID-19 test should I get?
Information can be found at the link here:
- What to do if I test positive?
New direction is to isolate for 7 days and not enter a high risk setting days 8-10
Information can be found at the link here
Updates about isolation and quarantine requirements can be found here
- Contact tracing advice for Primary and Community Health Care settings can be found here:
Information can be found at the link here
Please keep up to date with all of the latest information before travelling interstate which can be found here: Travel restrictions | Government of South Australia
In South Australia, if you test positive on a Rapid Antigen Test, in most cases you do not need to get a PCR test to confirm this result. You are considered to be a case of COVID 19. However, if you have had a positive RAT test and this was unexpected (that is, if you have no symptoms and are not a close contact), then it is still suggested that you get a PCR test to confirm the positive RAT result. You still need to remain isolated in this case while waiting for the PCR result.
Find out more about when you should use a RAT at the SA Health webpage here.
If you return a positive COVID-19 result when you test with a rapid antigen test, you are required to lodge it via SA Health. You are encouraged to lodge
Lodging a positive COVID-19 test result from a rapid antigen test can be done here.
Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination
This current direction is important and affects all workers in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in SA, Anyone who works within an ACCHS must make sure that they are following the most recent version, including with regard to booster and third doses.
Access the Emergency Declaration Healthcare Setting Direction details here.