Managing a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19

DET advises that:

DET has comprehensive procedures in place with the Department of Health and Human Services to manage suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in schools.

THIS MEANS THAT at WARRNAMBOOL COLLEGE:

• We will contact the Department of Health and Human Services to discuss what to do next if a student or staff member:
  • is a confirmed case
  • has been in close contact with a confirmed case

DHHS defines ‘close contact’ as someone who has either:

-  had at least 15 minutes of face-to-face contact with a confirmed case of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

-  shared a closed space for more than two hours with someone who is a confirmed case.