Contact Tracing

Definition of contact

• A contact of a COVID-19 case is a person not currently presenting with symptoms but, who has, or may have been in contact with a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case during the 2 days before and the 14 days after the onset of symptoms
• The associated risk of infection depends on the level of exposure
• Establishing the level of exposure can be difficult and requires the COVID-19 case to be interviewed by an experienced Epidemiologist
• There are two types of contacts, close contact and casual contact