Public Health is introducing a shorter isolation period for people who have COVID-19 or are a close contact of someone with COVID-19.
Effective midnight tonight:
- Isolation for someone who has COVID-19 (tested positive or a close contact with symptoms) and fully vaccinated is reduced from 10 days to 7 days
- Isolation for close contacts of someone who has COVID-19, but are asymptomatic, is as follows:
- Fully vaccinated household contacts who cannot isolate away from the case is reduced from 10 days to 7 days;
- Unvaccinated household contacts who cannot isolate away from the case is reduced from 24 days to 10 days;
- Fully vaccinated household contacts who can isolate away from the case and non-household contacts is reduced from 7 days to 5 days; and
- Unvaccinated household contacts who can isolate away from the case and non-household contacts is reduced 14 days to 10 days.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability today (Friday, January 7) at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the changes in the isolation guidelines.
The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and on YouTube. All media covering the availability will join by Zoom only. To participate, please RSVP to Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the details.
Media planning to participate must join at 3:20 p.m. (NST) to be included on the availability.
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Media contact
Nancy Hollett
Health and Community Services
709-729-6554, 327-7878
nancyhollett@gov.nl.ca