Video / Gary PayindaShortening the isolation period for Covid-19 – but also adding a "test-to-release" policy – could cut the risk of community transmission and enable many people to return to public life earlier. Under test-to-release, people confirmed with Covid-19 leave isolation only after returning a negative result on a rapid antigen test (RAT). In their report, Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa experts compared a number of different scenarios, including the test-to-release policy used by the UK's Health Security Agency. Shortening the isolation period for Covid-19 but also adding a "test-to-release" policy could cut the risk of community transmission and enable many people to leave earlier. National has long been calling for a shortened isolation period, along with using a test-to-work regime more widely for household contacts.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 26, 2022 02:04 UTC