27 October 2021
NSW Health has amended its Public Health (COVID-19 Self-Isolation) order for people who have been medically cleared from COVID-19. Since September, anyone who has recovered from COVID-19 has been exempt from vaccination and testing for six months and did not need to self-isolate if they were a close contact. The amendment reduces the exemption relating to testing and vaccination, from six months to six weeks. Anyone who was medically cleared between 22 September and 21 October can continue to rely on the six-month exemption. The close contact isolation exemption period of six months, following medical clearance, remains in place for all medically cleared patients.