Changes in Quarantine Timelines
December 08, 2020
SDA Public Schools will be changing the protocols regarding recommended quarantine timelines and procedures for high-risk, close contact exposures to match the changes recently released by the CDC and endorsed by the State Health Department. Those changes are listed below:
Options to discontinue quarantine:
- Quarantine may discontinue without testing under the following conditions:
1. At least ten (10) days have passed since close contact exposure AND
2. No COVID-19 symptoms have developed and the person self-monitors for COVID-19 symptoms
and wears a facial covering through day 14 since last close contact.
- Quarantine may discontinue with testing under the following conditions:
1. At least seven (7) days have passed since close contact exposure, no COVID-19 symptoms have
developed AND
2. Results of a diagnostic specimen test (molecular or antigen) is negative that was collected no earlier
than five (5) days since last close contact exposure AND
3. The person self-monitors for COVID-19 symptoms and wears a facial covering through day 14 since
last close contact.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as this pandemic continues to evolve and guidance is updated.
