Patient/caregiver was educated on guidelines for quarantine for COVID-19 as follows:
- Upon testing of an individual who came into close contact with someone having an active COVID infection, if the test yields a positive response, the individual’s status will change from quarantine to isolation and will be dealt further according to the guidelines for isolation.
- Upon testing of an individual who came into close contact with someone having an active COVID infection, if the test yields a negative response and the individual stays asymptomatic throughout, quarantine could end after day 7, starting from the day of contact.
- Upon testing of a symptomatic individual, even if the test yields a negative response, quarantine should continue until day 14, starting from the day of contact. Quarantine could end after day 14, if the symptoms resolve. Quarantine could continue longer, and a second test could be needed if symptoms do not resolve after day 14. Consult your physician and other medical personnel in this situation before you end the quarantine period.