The Department of Health has recalled its revised policy on contact tracing, quarantine and isolation

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29 December 2021

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The Department of Health has recalled its revised policy on contact tracing, quarantine and isolation.

The new policy had scrapped most COVID-19 contact tracing, while only people with symptoms would need to get tested, quarantine or isolate.

But the Department says it has been inundated with enquiries and comments since the release of new rules on 23 December.

It’s put the new policy on hold while considering the public’s input.

Liesl Smit

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm