Ending Isolation and Precautions for Persons with COVID-19

From the Florida Division of Well being

Rising proof helps ending isolation and precautions for individuals with COVID-19 utilizing a symptom-based technique moderately than a test-based technique. This replace consists of current proof of the interval of isolation and precautions beneficial to stop the unfold of COVID-19 to others whereas limiting extended isolation and pointless use of laboratory testing assets.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/duration-isolation.html

Essentially the most important adjustments are these:

1. Besides for uncommon conditions, a test-based technique (buying a detrimental check consequence) is now not beneficial to find out when a person with COVID-19 an infection is now not infectious and can now not unfold the virus to others.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/testing-overview.html

2. Symptom-based standards have been modified as follows:
3. Modified from “a minimum of 72 hours” to now “a minimum of 24 hours” have handed since final fever with out the usage of fever-reducing medicines
4. Modified from “enchancment in respiratory signs” to “enchancment in signs,” to handle the rising checklist of signs (nausea, diarrhea, and so forth.) related with COVID-19.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html

Employers ought to make the most of the brand new symptom-based standards to find out if an worker can return to work moderately than the test-based technique (requiring a detrimental check consequence to return to work). The test-based technique has confirmed not as efficient and pointless use of testing supplies. The symptom-based technique is simpler in figuring out an individual’s chance of spreading COVID-19 and if they’re protected to return to work.