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<\/span><\/div>Message from the Metro North Health Incident Controller – COVID-19 update 378 | 28\/03\/2022<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/louise-oriordan-200x300.jpg\")
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Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n
\n- Current situation<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Changes for close contacts<\/strong><\/li>\n
- COVID HR resources<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Today there are 7816 new reported cases of COVID-19 in Queensland.<\/p>\n
Current situation<\/h2>\n
We currently have 954 staff away from the workplace who are COVID positive or close contacts. We are also monitoring the weather as we know this may impact our staffing numbers as well.<\/p>\n
Metro North is currently on Tier 3<\/a> of our COVID response plan.<\/p>\nMetro North is caring for 827 people in the Virtual Ward. We have a throughput of between 130 and 200 people per day in the Virtual Ward, so there are a lot of people coming into and out of our care daily.<\/p>\n
We are also managing COVID positive patients in some of our wards, with appropriate strategies in place to minimise further transmission.<\/p>\n
Please remember to stay home if you are sick, get tested if you have symptoms, and wear your mask at work and whenever you can\u2019t socially distance out in the community.<\/p>\n
Changes for close contacts<\/h2>\n
Changes to the Isolation of Diagnosed Case and Management of Close Contacts Direction (No. 6)<\/em><\/a> came into effect today.<\/p>\nThe changes include:<\/p>\n
\n- exceptions for the post isolation and post quarantine face mask requirements, for children under 12 years of age, for medical reasons, in emergency situations or where otherwise required by law;<\/li>\n
- exception to the post-isolation restrictions on entry to a vulnerable and high risk setting if the person is entering the setting in the performance of an official duty as an emergency services responder, and complies with face mask and other PPE requirements of the setting;<\/li>\n
- increasing the period of 4 weeks to 12 weeks for a person to be a cleared case, after their isolation period as a diagnosed person ends;<\/li>\n
- aligning terminology for vaccination requirements for critically essential workers with the current ATAGI terminology, requiring them to have received a primary dose (no policy change).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n
- \n
- Current situation<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Changes for close contacts<\/strong><\/li>\n
- COVID HR resources<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Today there are 7816 new reported cases of COVID-19 in Queensland.<\/p>\n
Current situation<\/h2>\n
We currently have 954 staff away from the workplace who are COVID positive or close contacts. We are also monitoring the weather as we know this may impact our staffing numbers as well.<\/p>\n
Metro North is currently on Tier 3<\/a> of our COVID response plan.<\/p>\n
Metro North is caring for 827 people in the Virtual Ward. We have a throughput of between 130 and 200 people per day in the Virtual Ward, so there are a lot of people coming into and out of our care daily.<\/p>\n
We are also managing COVID positive patients in some of our wards, with appropriate strategies in place to minimise further transmission.<\/p>\n
Please remember to stay home if you are sick, get tested if you have symptoms, and wear your mask at work and whenever you can\u2019t socially distance out in the community.<\/p>\n
Changes for close contacts<\/h2>\n
Changes to the Isolation of Diagnosed Case and Management of Close Contacts Direction (No. 6)<\/em><\/a> came into effect today.<\/p>\n
The changes include:<\/p>\n
- \n
- exceptions for the post isolation and post quarantine face mask requirements, for children under 12 years of age, for medical reasons, in emergency situations or where otherwise required by law;<\/li>\n
- exception to the post-isolation restrictions on entry to a vulnerable and high risk setting if the person is entering the setting in the performance of an official duty as an emergency services responder, and complies with face mask and other PPE requirements of the setting;<\/li>\n
- increasing the period of 4 weeks to 12 weeks for a person to be a cleared case, after their isolation period as a diagnosed person ends;<\/li>\n
- aligning terminology for vaccination requirements for critically essential workers with the current ATAGI terminology, requiring them to have received a primary dose (no policy change).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Changes for close contacts<\/strong><\/li>\n