Up to 21 days of quarantine for symptomatic positives at least 10 days of isolation for those without symptoms. For those who have had contact with a positive and are vaccinated there are 7 days while there are 10 for those who do not have coverage. These, at the moment, the rules in Italy on the subject of quarantine even if some regions are pushing for a tightening. In Umbria from December 27, in case of contact with a positive and vaccinated, you will have to remain in quarantine for seven days, at the end of which you will have to test negative for a molecular swab or an antigen test, or you will have to remain in isolation for 14 days. days after which it will be possible to exit isolation without carrying out a diagnostic test. Here, in detail, is the information provided by the Ministry of Health in its Faq.
Positive to Covid? People who are asymptomatic and who have tested positive, even with a quick swab, should notify the primary care physician. They can return to the community after an isolation period of at least 10 days from the date of collection of the positive swab, at the end of which a molecular (non-antigenic) test is performed with negative result. For symptomatic positive people, they can return after an isolation period of at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms but this must be accompanied by a molecular test with negative result performed after at least 3 days without symptoms. If it is still positive, the test is repeated after 7 days (17th day) and if the positivity continues but there are no symptoms for at least 7 days (without considering the alterations in smell and taste), the isolation can be interrupted. at the end of the 21st day.
Who is deemed to be close contact? The person who lives in the same house as a Covid-19 case. The person who has had direct physical contact with a Covid-19 case (e.g. handshake). The person who has had unprotected direct contact with secretions from a Covid-19 case (e.g. touching used paper handkerchiefs with bare hands). The person who has had direct contact (face to face) with a Covid-19 case, at a distance of less than 2 meters and at least 15 minutes.
The person who has been in a closed environment with a Covid-19 case in the absence of suitable protective equipment. A healthcare professional or other person providing direct assistance to a Covid-19 case or laboratory personnel handling samples of a Covid-19 case without the use of the recommended personal protective equipment (Dpi) or through the use of Dpi not suitable. A person who has traveled seated on a train, plane or any other means of transport within two seats in any direction relative to a Covid-19 case; the travel companions and the staff assigned to the section of the plane / train where the index case was sitting are also close contacts. Healthcare professionals, based on individual risk assessments, may believe that some people, regardless of the duration and setting in which contact occurred, have had high-risk exposure.
What is the difference between quarantine, active surveillance and isolation? Quarantine is carried out on a healthy person (close contact) who has been exposed to a Covid case, with the aim of monitoring symptoms and ensuring early identification of cases. Isolation consists in separating people with Covid from healthy ones as much as possible in order to prevent the spread of the infection, during the period of transmissibility. Active surveillance is a measure during which the public health worker contacts the person under surveillance on a daily basis for information on health conditions.
What should people who have had close contact with a positive do and how long does the quarantine last? Close contacts of a confirmed case should alert their physician to initiate the procedure. Those who are not vaccinated can come out of isolation after 10 days with an antigen or molecular test with a negative result. Those who have completed the vaccination course can exit isolation after 7 days with an antigen or molecular test with a negative result. Do not close contacts have to comply with the quarantine? No, if they have completed the vaccination course for at least 14 days.
If I undergo a test and it fails, can I exit the quarantine? Even if you do a molecular or antigen test and it is negative, you still have to remain in isolation for 7 to 10 days.
What should I do after quarantine to return to work? At the end of the quarantine period, if no symptoms have appeared, the person can return to work and the period of absence is covered by the certificate.
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