Legislative Council: Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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Coronavirus

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:07): Supplementary arising from the answer and a similar question under the testing eligibility requirements that the minister outlined in his original answer: would somebody who worked in a cellar door in the Barossa, who developed symptoms but has not travelled, be offered a test?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:07): The criteria are as I have laid down. I would highlight the point that the request for self-isolation in relation to people who have had a close contact is not relevant to the testing criteria. We don't actually ask somebody who is self-isolating to get tested; my understanding is we ask them to self-isolate.