Quarantine and Isolation Instructions
What to do if you have COVID-19
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Follow the self-isolation instructions if you have tested positive for COVID-19. This includes identifying your close contacts and notifying them to self-quarantine.
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If you have had symptoms, you may return to work or school when at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, AND at least 24 hours have passed with no fever (without use of fever-reducing medications), AND other symptoms have improved.
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If you never develop symptoms, you may return to work or school 10 days after the date of your first positive test.
What to do if you had contact with someone who has COVID-19
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Follow the self-quarantine instructions if you are a close contact of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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You may return to work or school 10* days after your last exposure if you have no symptoms.
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However, vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria†:
- Are fully vaccinated (more than 2 weeks since their second dose in a 2-dose series)
- Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series
- Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure
Persons who do not meet all 3 of the above criteria should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
*Exceptions:
- Individuals who work in a high risk congregate living setting (skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, correctional facilities, and shelters) or persons who work with severely immunosuppressed persons (bone marrow or solid organ transplants, chemotherapy) may end home quarantine 10 days after their last close contact with someone with COVID-19, but they cannot return to work for 14 days.
- During critical staffing shortages when deemed appropriate by their employer, asymptomatic healthcare workers, emergency response workers, and social service workers who work face-to-face with clients in the child welfare system are not prohibited from returning to work after Day 7 with a negative nucleic acid amplification test (e.g., PCR or LAMP) test result from a specimen collected after Day 5).
- Persons who cannot wear a face covering due to a medical condition, mental health condition, disability, or being under age two must quarantine for 14 days.
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