COVID-19 Interim Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance Per New York State and CDC for the General Population
Note: The Guidance Text Below Does Not Apply to Health Care Settings, Congregate Settings and Day Care at the time of posting
If you have tested positive for COVID-19:
- Isolate for five days, where day 0 is the day of symptom onset or (if asymptomatic) the day of collection of the first positive specimen.
- If asymptomatic at the end of five days or if symptoms are resolving, isolation ends and the individual should wear a well-fitting mask while around others for an additional five days.
- Individuals who are moderately-severely immunocompromised should continue to follow standard (i.e., not shortened) Isolation Guidance.
- Individuals who are unable to wear a well-fitting mask for five days after a five-day isolation should also follow standard (i.e., not shortened) Isolation Guidance.
If you have been exposed to COVID-19, quarantine as follows, where day 0 is the last date of exposure:
- If not fully vaccinated or fully vaccinated and eligible for a booster but not yet boosted, quarantine for five days and wear a well-fitting mask while around others for an additional five days.
- If fully vaccinated and boosted (with the booster at least two weeks before the first date of exposure) or not yet eligible for a booster, no quarantine is required but these individuals should wear a well-fitting mask while around others for 10 days after the last date of exposure.
- If possible, test at day five with either a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT, e.g., PCR) or antigen test.
- If symptoms appear, quarantine and seek testing. In this situation, quarantine would end when the test is negative. If testing is not done, isolate according to the guidance above.
- CDC COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Calculator (Calculate how long to isolate, quarantine, and take other prevention steps)
- NYS Isolation and Quarantine Tables
Quarantine, Isolation and Return To Work Protocols
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Quarantine Protocol for COVID-19 (WCDOH) (Rev.12/02/2020)
- Protocolo de cuarentena por el nuevo coronavirus 2019 (WCDOH) (Rev.12/02/2020)
- 2019 年新型冠狀病毒(2019-nCoV) 檢疫協議 (WCDOH) (Rev.11/10/2020)
- 2019 年新型冠状病毒 (2019-nCoV) 检疫协议 WCDOH) (Rev.11/10/2020)
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Isolation Protocol for COVID-19 (WCDOH) (Rev. 12/02/2020)
- Protocolo de aislamiento por el nuevo coronavirus 2019 (WCDOH) (Rev.12/02/2020)
- 2019 年新型冠狀病毒 (2019-nCoV) 隔離協議 (WCDOH) (Rev.11/10/2020)
- 2019 年新型冠状病毒 (2019-nCoV) 隔离协议 (WCDOH) (Rev.11/10/2020)
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- Return To Work
- March 10, 2021: Update: Health Advisory:Quarantine for Community Persons Exposed to COVID-19
- March 10, 2021: UPDATE to Interim Health Advisory: Revised Protocols for Personnel in Healthcare and Other Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure – Including Quarantine and Furlough Requirements for Different Healthcare Settings
- January 5, 2021: Health Advisory: Revised Protocols for Personnel in Healthcare and Other Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure
- July 3, 2020: Health Advisory: Revised Protocols for Personnel in Healthcare and Other Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection (NYSDOH)
- May 31, 2020: Interim Guidance for Public and Private Employees Returning to Work Following COVID-19 Infection or Exposure (NYSDOH)
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