CDC Latest Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts

posted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-03-21 20:26

Have you tested positive for COVID-19 or have mild symptoms and are waiting for test results?

Isolate. Stay at home for at least 5 days.
Wear a mask, stay in a separate room from other people, and use a separate bathroom if you can.
Do not travel for 10 days.
If you can’t wear a mask, stay home and away from other people for 10 days.
Contact your healthcare provider to discuss your test results and available treatment options.

At day 6 if symptoms are improving and you have no fever without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours:

If your symptoms are not improving and/or you still have fever:

Continue to stay home until 24 hours after your fever stops without using fever-reducing medication and your symptoms have improved.

After you feel completely better, keep wearing a mask around other people at home and in public through day 10.

Quarantine: If you are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines or haven’t had COVID-19 in the past 90 days, stay home and away from other people for at least 5 days. Avoid travel through day 10. If you are up to date or had COVID-19 in the past 90 days you do not have to quarantine.
Wear a mask around other people for 10 days.
Watch for symptoms of COVID-19 for 10 days.
Get tested on or after day 5 or if you have symptoms. People who had COVID-19 in the past 90 days should only get tested if they develop symptoms.

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