Courtesy of the CDC
Due to the respiratory droplet spread of Sars-Cov-2, people in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 are at risk of harboring the virus.
Information is shared initially only with people who are working directly on medical investigations at MDH or local public health.
EO 20-34’s intent is to protect first responders and law enforcement, but every call to emergency dispatch first goes through a screening question protocol searching for COVID-19 symptoms.
If you are presumed to be infected, a public health official will simply inquire what other people you have come into contact with, advise if isolation or quarantine are recommended, and if testing should be performed.
Since people can be contagious before showing symptoms or being tested, two paths are recommended: Isolation, when individuals are told to stay in home isolation for at least 10 days since symptoms started, ending when symptom-free for at least three fever-free days and improving respiratory symptoms; and Quarantine, which is advocated for 14 days from time of exposure to a potentially COVID-19 individual.
