March 31, 2022: "NEW REVISED" Isolation and Quarantine Guidance (NYSDOH) This guidance supersedes previous isolation and quarantine guidance. An exception related to quarantine and isolation was added for children’s attendance at childcare and early childhood education settings and language related to boosters and being “up to date” has been updated.
March 31, 2022: "REVISED" Isolation and Quarantine Tables (NYSDOH)
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)
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Quarantine Protocol for COVID-19 (WCDOH) (Rev.12/02/2020)
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- 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)
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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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