This morning, we shared with you the updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guide shared by the Ministry of Health and the new quarantine decisions for contacts. According to the new decisions, those who have received the reminder dose and have had COVID-19 in the last 3 months are not quarantined, and close contacts who have not received the vaccination and reminder dose and have not had COVID-19 in the last 3 months are quarantined for 1 week; It was decided to quarantine people who had asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 for 1 week.
After that, the Ministry of Health also changed its circular regarding the presence and travel of unvaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in public areas. In the light of the new recommendation decision of the Coronavirus Science Board, the circular was repealed and a letter was sent to the governorship of 81 provinces regarding the new decision.
PCR test requirement has been lifted for people who are not vaccinated and whose vaccination process has not been completed in travel, collective events, public and private workplaces and schools.
From now on, in the new letter sent by the Ministry, from people who are unvaccinated or have not completed the vaccination process and have not had the disease in the last 180 days;
- Before intercity travels by plane, bus, train or other public transportation means,
- Before attending events such as concerts, cinema and theater,
- Personnel working in the schools of the Ministry of National Education (teacher, bus driver, cleaning staff, etc.),
- Employees in all public and private workplaces,
- It has been reported that it is evaluated that there is no need for screening with the PCR test for the people who will attend the student camps organized by public and private institutions.
In the continuation of the statement, “In this context, in line with the interest (ç) letter of the Ministry of Health, it has been decided to abolish the 3rd article of our Circular regarding (a) and (b) all provisions of our Circulars published by our Ministry. In line with the Articles 27 and 72 of the General Sanitary Law, we kindly request and kindly request the information and the necessary action to take promptly the decisions of the Provincial/District Public Health Boards, not to cause any disruptions in practice and to cause unjust treatment.
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