Flowchart for management of HCWs with exposure to a person with COVID-19

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• Contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days:
  • Symptoms of COVID-19?
  • If “Yes,” restrict from work and test for COVID-19
    • If positive, case management
    • If negative, assess exposure risk level
  • If “No,” assess exposure risk level
    • High Risk Exposure:
      • Active monitoring; restrict from work for 14 days after last exposure
      • Develops fever or symptoms?
        • If “Yes,” test for COVID-19
          • If positive, case management
          • If negative, return to Active monitoring
        • If “No,” return to work
    • Low Risk Exposure:
      • Self-monitoring for 14 days after last exposure; no restriction from work
      • Develops fever or symptoms?
        • If “Yes,” restrict from work and test for COVID-19
          • If positive, case management
          • If negative and symptoms resolved, return to Self-monitoring for 14 days after last exposure
        • If “No,” return to work