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Sep 28, 2022 · A close contact is generally someone who has been near a person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes when health and safety measures were not in place or were insufficient.
Mar 30, 2023 · A close contact is anyone who, during the infectious period of the case: had contact with a person who has COVID-19 within two meters for one minute or longer during activities that involve speaking, singing, shouting or breathing heavily (e.g., exercise).
Regardless of vaccination status, if a close contact develops symptoms, they should isolate and get tested immediately. If they have had COVID-19 within the past 90 days, completed isolation, and recovered. The close contact does not need to quarantine.
You live with, or are a close contact of, someone who is not eligible for testing but likely has COVID-19 based on their symptoms; For directions on what to do if you are a close contact or have been exposed to COVID-19, take the Ontario Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Self-Assessment.
Oct 25, 2020 · The CDC expanded its definition of “close contact” to include people who have been within 6 feet of a person with COVID-19 for a cumulative total—including many short periods of exposure—of 15 minutes or more in a 24-hour period.
Oct 21, 2020 · U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone who has COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. For months, the U.S. Centers for...
Oct 27, 2020 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance clarifying what exactly “close contact” means when it comes to transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes...
