Announcement: NEW CDPH GUIDANCE REGARDING ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE (August 29,2023)
People with mild symptoms should stay at home and refrain from outside activity (including work and school).
If symptoms progress into more severe illness or you are at risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, call your primary care provider as soon as possible for treatment options.
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Announcement: NEW CDPH GUIDANCE REGARDING ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE (August 29, 2023)
Avoid close contact with others and isolate immediately per CDPH Isolation Guidance.
- Use the CDPH personalized Testing and Isolation Calculator to determine your isolation dates.
- Stay home for at least 5 days from the start of symptoms AND your symptoms are improving and you have not had fever for 24 hours without medication
- May end isolation after day 5, if:
- No symptoms are present or are mild and improving AND
- Fever has been resolved for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication
- If fever is present, isolation should be continued until 24 hours after fever resolves.
- If symptoms, other than fever, are not improving, continue to isolate until symptoms are improving or until after Day 10.
- Wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings.
- Read the CDPH isolation guidance for further details.
- Find out what medical care you may need through a telehealth provider via phone or video call.
Remember! Inform anyone you may have had close contact* with two days prior to your test date or symptoms onset date AND those you might have seen prior to beginning isolation.
*Close Contact: someone sharing the same indoor airspace (e.g. home, clinic waiting room, airplane, etc.) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period with an infected person's infectious period.
Announcement: NEW CDPH GUIDANCE REGARDING ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE
If you have been exposed, first thing to consider is your symptoms status (for General Public in non-high-risk settings).
If you are not feeling any symptoms: depending test within 3-5 days after last exposure and wear a well-fitting mask around others for total 10 days. Review the full CDPH Isolation and Quarantine Guidance.
If you are symptomatic: you should stay home and get tested immediately, regardless of vaccination status. Isolate yourself until your results return and wait for your symptoms to improve before being around other even if you test negative.
TIP! Speak with your employer about specific return-to-work criteria.