If you have purchased Franczeks protocols, look for our update shortly. Schools should balance risk of COVID-19 with educational, social, and mental health outcomes when deciding which prevention strategies to put in place. minimizing contact with persons at increased risk for severe illness, including vulnerable and congregate populations. Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Releasing COVID-19 Cases from Isolation and Quarantine COVID-19 Cases and Contacts Possible Reinfection1 Vaccination Status Travelers Traveler guidance applies to the traveler except where noted 1 Possible reinfection is defined as an individual has detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA 90 days since first SARS-CoV-2 infection. Quarantine of close contacts of the case. ; For release after 10 days, must be fever-free (without fever-reducing meds) and have improvement in symptoms for at least 24 hours. Clean and disinfect all high-touch surfaces every day. 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Stay home. September 23, 2022 Page | 2 III. Friday, January 27 IDPH Reports 28 Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19 Friday, January 20 IDPH Reports 59 Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19 Friday, January 13 IDPH and DPI launch an online COVID-19 tracker Tuesday, January 10 View More News IDPH Opioid Data Dashboard Vital Records All residents that test positive or have experienced a recent exposure are asked to act responsibly and follow the Centers for Disease Controls recommendations to protect yourself, your family, frontline healthcare workers and the community. Testing locations can be found at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/testing.html, including information on the days and hours for free Community-based Testing Sites. Quarantine of close contacts if reinfection of case is suspected or confirmed. The updated CDC guidance continues to recommend strategies for everyday operations or actions schools can take every day to prevent the spread of infectious disease, including the virus that causes COVID-19. For when students are napping, face coverings can be removed with the following guidelines: and provide good ventilation where possible. Local health departments will also be able to see details about cases so they can identify any potential clusters or outbreaks and can request those cases be transferred from the Surge Center for further contact tracing. Stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home as much as possible. Since the release of QSO memorandum 20-39-NH on September 17, 2020, COVID-19 vaccines . Symptoms of COVID-19 include: fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of smell or taste, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomitting and diarrhea. The following chart summarizes masking and testing recommendations at the three Community Levels. More information is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reinfection.html2Fully vaccinated refers to a person who is 2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or 2 weeks following receipt of 1 dose of a single-dose vaccine. endstream endobj 185 0 obj <>/Metadata 22 0 R/Names 214 0 R/Pages 181 0 R/StructTreeRoot 42 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 215 0 R>> endobj 186 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 181 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 187 0 obj <>/Subtype/Form/Type/XObject>>stream ( ECWd) -. IDPH has launched a new website. Responding to outbreaks by increasing prevention strategy (e.g., masking, screening, testing, or decreasing events where crowding exists) to reduce transmission even when Community Levels are low. Sample letters are available from your local health department to send to parents with recommended testing cadence. Early childhood education programs may also consider layering prevention strategies, such as masking, when close contact occurs, such as during feeding and diapering young children and infants. IDPH advises that anyone who has traveled where COVID-19 transmission is high or increasing in the past 14 calendar days should stay home and monitor their health. 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Must be able to social distance and mask for full 14 days. Quarantine/Isolation Guidance: CDC streamlines COVID-19 guidance on 8-12-22 and advises individuals to still follow state guidance. If COVID-19 illness develops, use the ten-day isolation period3 guidance for a COVID-19 case from the onset date. Further, local public health authorities determine and establish quarantine options for their jurisdictions and may decide to continue using a 14-day period and/or shortened options for certain lower risk close contacts. Click here to review the full details on these new options. The CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. Please reference the links provided and contact the local health department with additional questions. International traveler is fully vaccinated. Domestic or international traveler is unvaccinated or is partially vaccinated. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as needed here and on the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. Partially vaccinated refers to a person who has only received 1 dose of the 2-dose vaccine series or is less than 2 weeks following receipt of the last dose of the 1- or 2-dose vaccine series. { On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new options for public health authorities to consider for establishing quarantine time frames for contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2. Isolation determined on a case-by-case basis. { Update: Release from Isolation/Quarantine letter from the local health departments is not required to return to school other forms of communication including phone, email, and fax are acceptable or any other process implemented by the local health department. Quarantine as described for COVID-19 close contacts. (This definition hasadditional clarification for healthcare workers; contact your employer if you are a healthcare worker who may have been exposed at work.) Support those who choose to continue to mask. IDPH is adopting CDC guidance on shortening isolation and quarantine periods for COVID-19 for the general public starting on December 30, 2021. These prevention measures can reduce that strain and avoid crisis. You should notify your workplace about the need to stay at home. The FAQ provides links to the CDCs updated COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination for international and domestic travel. Identified as a possible COVID-19 reinfection1at >90 days since last infection. While most confirmed cases will be traced through the State Contact Tracing Surge Center, local health departments will continue to respond to cases in high-risk settings, including congregate facilities. For release after 10 days, must be fever-free (without fever-reducing meds) and have improvement in symptoms for at least 24 hours. Medical evaluation and testing recommended. Regardless of vaccination status, individuals following release from 5 days of isolation/quarantine, should do the following: Avoid people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease, and nursing homes and other high-risk settings, at least until 10 days after onset date or specimen collection However, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives: Due to the risk of severe illness and congregate transmission, IDPH recommends the full 14-day quarantine period rather than the shortened options described above in congregate living settings with vulnerable populations, such as skilled care and correctional facilities. Health care personnel and other specific groups and setting should continue to follow their respective guidance. Businesses need to be prepared for a possible delay or stoppage of release from isolation or quarantine letters, meaning an employee may not have a letter available to present to prove that isolation/quarantine is over. Some persons may need to isolate for a longer period, an infectious disease physician will help determine if this needed. Text TALK to 552020 or HABLAR for service in Spanish to the same number 552020. Individuals being released Must be asymptomatic and continue to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days after last exposure. Family, friends or social networks, like church groups, may be able to help you with food, medications and other needs during this time. 2022-01-07 LAWRENCEVILLE The Illinois Department of Public Health has released the most up to date information regarding contact tracing, work release letters, isolation and quarantine as the amount of local residents who are COVID-19 positive continues to increase across Lawrence County. Try to stay at least 6 feet away from others. These quarantine instructions are for people who live in the same household or have had close contact with someone with Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19. Cases, or people with COVID-19, can be contagious 48 hours before they have symptoms, when they have symptoms, or even if they are not persons with COVID-19 and a reduction in the quarantine period for those who are close. 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The CDC also recommended reducing quarantine from 10 days to 5 days for those who are close contacts to a COVID-19 case and have no symptoms, but individuals should continue to mask for 5 days after quarantine ends. Consider different living arrangements for these high-risk people if possible. If reinfection is confirmed or remains suspected, case should remain under isolation precautions as described above (10 days for most cases). The link also provides quarantine and isolation information. This serves as general guidance and does not address every possible isolation or quarantine question or scenario. Public health officials will prioritize case investigations for individuals who are 65 years and older and are at higher risk of severe illness, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. Any letters would need to be obtained from the IDPH Surge Center. Individuals who have received two doses of either Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson, as well as their booster do not need to quarantine after close contact with a case, but should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure. An "early release from quarantine" letter has been added to SalesForce that can be provided at the discretion of the local health department with details on when a person can be released based on the date of last exposure. Alert Message: Anyone, 6 months of age and older, is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Recommendation: We recommend reviewing and potentially modifying your self-certification forms to address this change. %%EOF As we previously reported, the IDPH released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for schools in August to supplement but not replace ISBEs Part 3 Joint Transition Guidance. 1. at >90 days since last infection. In addition to healthcare facility and commercial laboratory testing, community-based testing sites are available in Illinois. Follow the instructions for home isolation as listed above and available at:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/index.html. COVID-19 cases will receive a text message from IDPH. Recommendation: We recommend contacting your local health department to confirm the process they intend to implement. For general questions about COVID-19 and Illinois' response and guidance, call 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov }/^obW._>?= Bn/^^=ywg6*~]|5Xvl6G+Dq/>s>i/z'k/._Oo. It is very important to stay away from people who are at higher risk of serious illness. Positive test likely due to prolonged shedding of non-replicable viral RNA. Schools, with help from local health departments, should consider local context when selecting strategies to prioritize for implementation. Close contacts who develop symptoms should isolate away from others and seek medical evaluation and testing for COVID-19. Find your nearest vaccination location at. SPRINGFIELD -As we head into 2022, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working to centralize COVID-19 contact tracing efforts in order to get information about isolation and identifying close contacts to infected individuals as soon as possible during times when cases are surging, and to decrease the burden on local health Your healthcare provider may send you to a specific testing site. 486 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<044DBDC1B0F290489BD0B0AF0E3BAFA5><9E07C6697DFFE245A3B104DB62946B7D>]/Index[448 74]/Info 447 0 R/Length 157/Prev 364459/Root 449 0 R/Size 522/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream szCyq@%J -`L1]L23adku{=FlJG|N3-p-c." ,4P6ff`Q v_`H],1@ * Quarantine if identified as a close contact to a case; if vaccinated, refer to guidance for vaccinated persons. IDPH will be updating specific guidance documents in the coming days. Update: "Release from Isolation/Quarantine" letter from the local health departments is not required to return to school - other forms of communication including phone, email, and fax are. To obtain a work release, you must opt in for an interview. The local health department will make the final determination on isolation and /or quarantine requirements. correct and consistent mask use (including within homes), monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 illness, and. 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