26 October 2021
NSW Health has provided updated advice for Local Health Districts and Speciality Health Networks.
Key messages include:
- Levels of transmission in the community warrant maintenance of Red Level Alert in line with the COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Manual
- Surgical masks should be worn by all staff who work across any NSW Health campus which provides healthcare services
- A P2/N95 respirator is required when providing direct care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and close contacts of a COVID-19 case as determined by public health
- Mask-wearing is no longer required in discrete corporate offices and non-healthcare settings which are not part of a healthcare campus
- All other precautions are to remain in place including distancing
- Screening criteria for visitors to NSW Health locations streamlined to three core questions related to QR code check-in, vaccination status and symptom checking. Download the screening criteria