General News
8 August, 2021
Contact tracing commences in Cairns
Contact tracing has commenced in Cairns with the release of close and casual contact sites related to the positive COVID case identified yesterday.
The taxi driver aged in his 60 has worked for the past 10 days as a driver from 10:30 at night through to 3pm the following day.
In the period when the is considered infectious he has visited Raintrees Shopping Centre in Manunda as well as Brothers Leagues Club on Thursday August 5 between 3pm and 5pm.
Contract tracing is easier if locals use the Cairns Check-in App when they visit a business.
Close Contact Sites in Cairns Related to Taxi Driver
Casual Contacts sites in Cairns Related to the Taxi Driver
CLOSE CONTACTS - If you have been to these locations at the relevant times you must do the following:
1. Immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine.
2. Get tested at your earliest opportunity.
3. Complete the online contact tracing form. If you are unable to complete the contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268).
4. Continue to quarantine even after receiving a negative result. After you complete the contact tracing form you will be contacted by Queensland Health.
5. Continue to monitor for symptoms while you are quarantined. If you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.
6. As you are a close contact, you and anyone who resides at your home or accommodation are required to quarantine for 14 days from the time you were at the venue.
CASUAL CONTACTS - If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must do the following:
1. Immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine.
2. Get tested at your earliest opportunity.
3. Continue to quarantine until you receive a negative result.
4. Enter your details into the contact tracing form. You will not be contacted by Queensland Health unless additional information about the exposure changes the risk level.
5. Continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.
