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The quarantine for positive but asymptomatic subjects is officially reduced from 14 to 10 days. The circular issued a few minutes ago by the Ministry of Health provides for this (available here in full version). The difference is also specified between isolation (the separation of infected people from the rest of the community during the contagious period) and quarantine (the restriction of the movement of healthy people during the incubation period, but who may have been exposed to an infectious agent. or a contagious disease). Let’s look at the planned innovations in detail.
Positive asymptomatic cases
Asymptomatic individuals who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 may return to the community after a period of isolation of at least 10 days from the onset of positivity, at the end of which a negative molecular test is performed (10 days + trial).
Positive symptomatic cases
Symptomatic individuals who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 may return to the community after a period of isolation of at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms (not considering anosmia and ageusia / dysgeusia which may have prolonged persistence in time) accompanied by a molecular test with negative finding performed after at least 3 days without symptoms (10 days, of which at least 3 days without symptoms + test).
Long-term positive cases
People who, although they no longer have symptoms, continue to test positive on the molecular test for SARS-CoV-2, in the absence of symptoms (with the exception of ageusia / dysgeusia and anosmia 4 which may persist for some time after recovery) for at least at least one week, may interrupt theisolation after 21 days the appearance of symptoms. This criterion can be modulated by health authorities in agreement with clinical experts and microbiologists / virologists, taking into account the immune status of the affected persons (in immunosuppressed patients the period of contagion can be prolonged).
Asymptomatic close contacts
Close contacts of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection cases identified by health authorities should observe:
– a quarantine period of 14 days since the last exposure to the case; or
– a quarantine period of 10 days since the last exposure with a negative antigen or molecular test performed on the tenth day.
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