Covid-19: Updated definition of 'close contact' in schools

Face-to-face contact within less than a metre of a confirmed case of Covid-19 in a school environment for more than 15 minutes will be classified as a ‘close-contact’. Picture: Alison Laredo

Anyone in a school who has had face-to-face contact within less than a metre of a confirmed case of Covid-19 for more than 15 minutes will be classified as a ‘close-contact’.

Anyone who has been between one and two metres of a confirmed case of Covid-19 for more than 15 minutes in a school day will also be considered a close-contact, but consideration will also be given to other 'mitigation measures'.