01/07/2022
UPDATE❕Our Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) has issued updated Isolation and Quarantine Orders and an updated Health Order, all of which took effect on Jan. 4, 2022.
Here's some important information if you test positive or are exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.👇
➡️ISOLATION:
Those who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, previous infection or lack of symptoms, will be required to self-isolate for at least five days. Those who test positive also should notify close contacts (such as household members, intimate partners and caregivers) as well as anyone else they may have exposed. Being exposed is defined as being within six feet of someone for a cumulative 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period while they were symptomatic.
People may only end their self-isolation after day 5️⃣ of isolation if they are asymptomatic, or fever-free and their symptoms are improving, and they test negative on or after day five.
People in isolation are required to wear a mask around others, both indoors such as:
🏠 At home if living with other people - and outdoors. This applies both during isolation and for an additional five days afterward (10 days total).
😷Adults should wear a well-fitting medical grade mask (surgical or N95 respirator). Children should wear a well-fitting, non-cloth, surgical style mask of multiple layers of non-woven material with a nose wire.
🤒If symptoms persist or a fever is present, isolation should continue until the fever resolves and symptoms improve. Anyone unable or unwilling to test may end isolation on day 10 if symptoms are not present or are resolving.
➡️EXPOSED, REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE:
Those who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or fully vaccinated and eligible for a booster but have NOT yet received their booster dose, who come in close contact with someone who has or is suspected to have COVID-19 MUST quarantine for at least five days after their last contact with the person.
❗️People who are exposed should test immediately after contact and, if negative, must test again on day five after their last exposure to exit quarantine.
😷Further, they must wear a well-fitting medical grade mask (surgical or N95 respirator) while around others, indoors and outdoors, for 10 days after the exposure. Children should wear a well-fitting non-cloth surgical style mask of multiple layers of non-woven material with a nose wire. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately isolate and test as soon as possible (do not wait until five days after exposure to retest if symptoms develop earlier) and, if positive, continue to self-isolate as described above.
People only may end their quarantine period after day five if they are asymptomatic and test negative on or after day five. If unable or unwilling to test, and symptoms are not present, quarantine can end on day 10.
➡️EXPOSED, NOT REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE IF COVID VACCINE UP TO DATE:
Individuals who are fully vaccinated and have received their COVID-19 vaccine booster, if eligible, do not need to quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure.
🧪They should test immediately, and if negative, should test again on day five after the last contact with the person who has COVID-19.
😷Further, they must wear a well-fitting medical grade mask (surgical or N95 respirator) while around others, indoors and outdoors, for 10 days after the exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately isolate and test as soon as possible (do not wait until five days after exposure to retest if symptoms develop earlier) and, if positive, continue to self-isolate as described above.
Learn more about mega events, workplace requirements and other important information by clicking here. 🔗 https://longbeach.gov/press-releases/city-of-long-beach-issues-updated-isolation-and-quarantine-orders-health-order/
