ACT contact tracing days behind amid surging Omicron cases

Sarah Lansdown
Updated December 28 2021 - 12:31pm, first published 5:30am

Canberrans who know they have interacted with a COVID-19 case are expected to make their own judgment about whether they are a close or casual contact, with strained contact tracing teams taking days to notify people.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au