Equipments for Quarantine Facility
Difference between Isolation and Quarantine
· Isolation means that you need to separate yourself from others because you may be infected with the COVID-19 virus. Isolate if you test positive for COVID-19 or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
· Quarantine means that you need to separate yourself from others because you may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus but are not currently symptomatic.
Quarantine (for close contacts of a person with COVID-19)
· Being within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 cumulative minutes or more over 24 hours
· Providing care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19
· Direct physical contact with an infectious person
· Sharing eating or drinking utensils
· Being exposed to respiratory droplets from an infectious person (ex: sneezing/coughing)
· People who were in close contact with a COVID-positive person while they were symptomatic or up to 48 hours before their symptoms started (or if asymptomatic, starting 48 hours prior to specimen collection) should quarantine.
· People who were in close contact with a COVID-positive person while they were symptomatic or up to 48 hours before their symptoms started (or if asymptomatic, starting 48 hours prior to specimen collection) should follow these quarantine recommendations.
· Quarantine until 10 days after your last contact with the COVID case, then monitor for symptoms for 4 more days.
· Stay home. You cannot go out in public (for example to work, the grocery store, banks, gas stations, beaches, or parks).
· You can leave quarantine for emergency or necessary medical care. If you are symptomatic, please call ahead.
· You may leave your house for outdoor exercise activities, such as swimming or hiking, provided that you abide by physical distancing guidelines and avoid contact with other people.
· Avoid contact with people in your household as much as possible.
· Your household members can continue to leave the house if they are not also in quarantine.
· The close contact does not need to get tested if they are asymptomatic and the exposure occurred more than 14 days after completing a COVID vaccination series.
· The close contact does not need to get tested if they are asymptomatic and are within 90 days after their first positive antigen or PCR test.
· Get tested immediately upon finding out that you are a close contact and 5-7 days after your exposure.
· If you live in the same household as a COVID case and they are not fully isolated from you, you should remain in quarantine until 10 days after they are released from isolation, then monitor for symptoms for 4 more days.
· Your employer can have stricter guidance and may want you to quarantine for 14 days before returning to work.
· You can leave quarantine once you meet the release from quarantine criteria. Whether fully vaccinated or not, if you become symptomatic after close contact with a COVID-19 case, immediately isolate and call a healthcare provider.
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