NVSC explains how isolation is calculated for parents and children living together

In this case, if a child with a coronavirus infection needs care, they will be cared for by a parent. This means that one of the parents lives in the same room with the infected person, so the father, mother or guardian is in contact with the infected child at all times.

For this reason, the 14-day isolation for one of the parents who is permanently with the child begins to run from the date on which the end of the child’s infectious period is evaluated. The last contact is considered to be the tenth day of illness, which is theoretically estimated as the last day of the infectious period.

This means that for an exposed parent (guardian), isolation is calculated by adding 13 days to the tenth day of the sick child’s illness, resulting in a 14-day period, that is, a period of isolation.

For example, if the child developed symptoms on December 1. or an asymptomatic child was screened for COVID-19 on December 1, which means that the last day of the infectious period is December 10. This is the day the caregiver has the last risky contact with the sick child. Therefore, the isolation of the father, mother or affective guardian in this case is calculated as of December 10. until December 23. inclusive.

Isolation is also calculated in cases where young children live with infected parents because there is no possibility of separate isolation.

The NVSC reminds that a person with a confirmed coronavirus infection must be isolated in a separate room with a separate sanitary facility. It is forbidden for an infected person to access common areas (corridor, kitchen, etc.).

Others should leave food and other necessary facilities at the outer door of the patient isolation room. During isolation, no other healthy person can live in the same room with the patient. Exceptions apply when it is necessary to care for a child with coronavirus or a person with a disability.