Health Officer Orders
FAQ
COVID-19 Testing
Contact Tracing
Isolation keeps someone who is sick or tested positive for COVID-19 without symptoms away from others, even in their own home.
Stay home until after
If you live with others, stay in a specific "sick room" or area and away from other people or animals, including pets. Use a separate bathroom, if available.
- At least 10 days have passed since symptom started; AND
- At least 24 hours have passed since you have stopped having a fever without using medications; AND
- Other symptoms have improved
If you live with others, stay in a specific "sick room" or area and away from other people or animals, including pets. Use a separate bathroom, if available.
Stay home until after
- 10 days have passed since your positive test.
- If during the 10 days you develop symptoms, use the instructions above to know when to end your isolation.
Quarantine keeps someone who was in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 away from others.
- Stay home until 14 days after your last contact.
- Check your temperature twice a day and watch for symptoms of COVID-19.
- If possible, stay away from people who are at higher-risk for getting very sick from COVID-19.
Resources
Isolation & Quarantine Health Officer Orders in Many Languages
Health Officer Order Isolation and Quarantine Orders Packet: English | Spanish |Chinese | Khmer | Arabic | Tagalog | Hindi | Vietnamese- Isolation Order: English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Hindi | Korean | Tagalog | Vietnamese
- Isolation Instructions: English | Spanish
- Quarantine Order: English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Hindi | Korean | Tagalog | Vietnamese
- Quarantine Instructions: English |Spanish
Combined Isolation and Quarantine Instructions
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- Isolation (CDC)
- Quarantine(CDC)
- Quarantine vs. Isolation (CDC)
Employees and students who are not ill do not need a doctor’s note to return to work or school after staying home for 14 days. We are receiving communications that this is happening, which is impacting the medical system and preventing doctors from seeing patients who are ill.
- When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19 (CDC)
English | Spanish | Chinese | Korean | Vietnamese - Criteria for Returning to Work after Isolation or Quarantine (ACPHD)
English | Spanish - A Negative COVID-19 Test Result is NOT Required to Return to Work (Letter to Employers Regarding Clearance Testing) English | Arabic | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Khmer | Korean | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese (ACPHD, 8/12/2020)