ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Shorten duration of isolation and quarantine of FULLY VACCINATED healthcare

workers in consideration of their healthcare capacity following CDC Interim guidelines
for managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-
CoV-2

CURRENT SHORTENED
ISOLATION Positive Case- 10 DAYS UP TO 5 DAYS
Asymptomatic,
Mild. Moderate
QUARANTINE Close Contact 10 DAYS UP TO 5 DAYS

Updated QUARANTINE PERIOD** for asymptomatic Close Contact

**Quarantine is for those who have been exposed and can possibly develop infection.

Existing Guideline Updated Guideline

General 7 days for fully vaccinated
Public 14 days for partially or
unvaccinated
Healthcare Up to 0 for fully vaccinated,
Workers based on assessment of
hospital infection prevention
and control committee.
5 days for fully vaccinated
14 days for partially or unvaccinated
+Continued symptom monitoring
+Strict adherence to Minimum Public
Health Standards
5 days for fully vaccinated
Up to 0 day for fully vaccinated with
boosters based on risk and benefit
assessment of IPCC

Updated ISOLATION PERIOD: ASYMPTOMATIC, MILD CASES

General Public Healthcare Worker

Probable Case Fully Vaccinated 7 days 7 days
(w/Symptoms) or from onset of From onset of
mild case symptoms symptoms
Partially Vaccinated 10 days 10 days
or Unvaccinated From onset of From onset of
symptoms symptoms
Asymptomatic Fully Vaccinated 7 days 7 days
Case From (+) test From (+) test
Partially Vaccinated 10 days 10 days
or Unvaccinated From (+) test From (+) test
Moderate Case Regardless of 10 days 10 days
 vaccination status From onset of From onset of
symptoms symptoms

Updated ISOLATION PERIOD: SEVERE, CRITICAL CASES

General Public Healthcare

workers
Severe and critical Regardless of 21 days 21 days
case vaccination From onset of From onset of
symptoms symptom
Immunocompromise Regardless of 21 days 21 days
d vaccination From onset of From onset of
symptoms with symptoms with
Autoimmune disease, repeat Rt-PCR repeat Rt-PCR
HIV, Cancer/
Malignancy, Transplant
Patient, Patient with
poor prognosis/ bed-
ridden patients