The Ministry of Health has published an updated guide on quarantine and isolation practices. Accordingly, in addition to the “Contact Tracking, Outbreak Management, Patient Monitoring and Filiation” section of the COVID-19 guide, a “COVID-19 Related Isolation and Quarantine Practices in the Current Period” was included.
At the Coronavirus Scientific Committee Meeting held under the leadership of Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday, the guide contains new decisions regarding this issue; The quarantine periods of those who stay in the areas where people in the high-risk group receive care and those who serve there were also mentioned.
Unvaccinated and unvaccinated contacts who have not had COVID-19 in the last 3 months, staying in settings such as nursing homes and prisons
According to the current guideline, providing care and services to people in high risk classes such as elderly care homes and penitentiary institutions; It is stated that the quarantine period of people who have not been given a reminder dose, who have not had COVID-19 in the last 3 months or who have been in contact with COVID-19 without vaccination will be 10 days. Even if the quarantine period has expired on the 7th day of the employees serving high-risk people, they will not provide any service to this risky group for 10 days.
In addition, it has been decided that the isolation period of those who stay or serve in the mentioned environments should be 10 days for people who survived COVID-19 without showing symptoms or mildly.
Close contacts who have not had a reminder dose and have had COVID-19 in the last 3 months will not be quarantined
Close contacts who have been given a reminder dose or who have survived COVID-19 in the last 3 months will not be quarantined; instead, it was noted that the person will continue their daily lives by following the mask, distance and hygiene rules and following their own symptoms. If these people show symptoms, a PCR test will be performed on the day the symptom develops.
On the other hand, in the guide, attention was also drawn to the importance of people who are in close contact with the mask and distance rules for 10 days, due to the partial risk, even if quarantine will not be applied.
Close contacts who have not received the vaccine and reminder dose and have not had COVID-19 in the last 3 months will be quarantined for 1 week.
Close contacts who have not received the reminder dose, have not had COVID-19 in the last 3 months or have not received any vaccinations will be quarantined for 7 days. If symptoms do not develop within a week, the contact will be released from quarantine without the need for testing at the end of the 7th day. If symptoms develop within this period, a PCR test will be performed on the day of the symptom.
Regardless of vaccination status, people with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 will also be quarantined for 1 week
Those who have experienced COVID-19 without symptoms or mildly, regardless of their vaccination status; those with symptoms will be isolated for 7 days from the onset of symptoms, and those without symptoms for 7 days from the first PCR test sample. At the end of the 7-day isolation, the isolation of those who do not show any symptoms or who have mild symptoms but have not taken antipyretic in the last 24 hours but have not developed a fever will be terminated without the need for PCR testing.
In the guide, it is emphasized that these people should pay maximum attention to the mask and distance for 10 days due to the partial risk.
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