SA contact tracing and exposure locations
South Australia – Health alert
If you attended an exposure location, you are required to follow the relevant health advice under the Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Exposure Site Requirements No 2) Direction 2021.
If you receive an SMS from SA Health identifying that you were at an exposure location, you must follow the relevant health advice and complete the online form, if requested.
You may not always receive a call, SMS or email from SA Health. You must follow the relevant health advice even if you have not been contacted.
If you were at one of the below locations, but not at the specified date and time, monitor yourself for symptoms and get tested as soon as they develop.
Tier 1 — Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days with your household
If you were at any a Tier 1 location at the specified dates and times, you and your household members must:
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immediately quarantine for 14 days since you were at the location
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get tested immediately
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get tested again on day 5 and day 13
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complete this form to notify SA Health you were at this location.
Tier 2 — Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days
If you were at a Tier 2 location at the specified dates and times, you must:
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immediately quarantine for 14 days since you were at the location, ensuring you quarantine away from others (including household members)
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get tested immediately
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get tested again on day 5 and day 13
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complete this form to notify SA Health you were at this location.
Tier 3 — Get tested immediately and quarantine until first negative
If you were at a Tier 3 location at the specified dates and times, you must:
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get a COVID-19 test as soon as possible and quarantine until you receive a negative result
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get tested again on day 5 and day 13 after the last day you were at the location. There is no requirement to quarantine after the day 5 and 13 test, unless you have symptoms.
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complete this form to notify SA Health you were at this location.
Tier 4 — Monitor for symptoms
If you were at a Tier 4 location, monitor yourself for symptoms and get tested as soon as they develop.
Information for affected businesses and venues
SA Health makes every effort to contact businesses prior to updating the exposure sites and appreciates the ongoing assistance of SA businesses in managing exposures to COVID-19.
If you have not yet been contacted by SA Health, please immediately close the business (if not already required to under level 5 restrictions) and send staff home. SA Health will be in contact as soon as possible.
Interstate exposure locations and health advice
See the interstate contact tracing and exposure locations page for information about travel restrictions, testing and quarantine advice for other states and territories.
Frequently asked questions
Can I leave quarantine to get my first dose of COVID 19 vaccination?
You cannot leave quarantine to get a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. You should reschedule your appointment.
Can I leave quarantine to get my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?
If you are due to get your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, you have up to 42 days from your first dose to get your second dose, and should reschedule your appointment within this timeframe if possible.
If you are due to get your second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, you have up to 12 weeks from your first dose to get your second dose, and should reschedule your appointment within this timeframe if possible.
If you cannot reschedule your second dose, email SA Health at Health.DHWCOVID19VACCTEAM@sa.gov.au with your name, contact number and booking details.
Someone will call you to arrange a new booking at a suitable clinic. Please do not attend your original appointment until someone has spoken to you.
This will require medical oversight to confirm this is a valid request and approval from an Authorised Officer and you may be directed to a different clinic than the one you originally booked at. You will also need to have at least one negative COVID-19 test result before your appointment and will need to demonstrate proof of this. You will also need to wear a face mask while attending your appointment.
How long I need to be in quarantine and when I need to get tested?
The day you last visited an exposure location is counted as day 0. If required, you must quarantine for 14 more days from this date.
You must obtain your first test within 24 hours of being notified or becoming aware that you have been at an exposure location. You are required to have a day 5 and day 13 test after exposure.
If you don’t have your first test until 4 to 7 days after exposure, you are not required to have a test on day 5 but instead must have a test on day 9. You are not required to have more than one test in a 48 hour window, unless symptomatic or directed by an Authorised Officer.
You must have a negative result in your day 13 test before you can leave quarantine.
If your first test is on day 13, you only need one test (your day 13 test) unless otherwise instructed.
You should get tested immediately at any time during the 14 days if you develop new symptoms.
You may be required to get tested at other times when directed to do so by SA Health or a person acting on behalf of SA Health.
