Flowchart for management of HCWs with exposure to a person with COVID-19
Flowchart for management of HCWs with exposure to a person with COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with international partners to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. CDC provides technical assistance to help other countries increase their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats, including COVID-19.
This information is provided by CDC for use in non-US healthcare settings.

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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
- If “Yes,” test for COVID-19
- 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
- If “Yes,” restrict from work and test for COVID-19
- High Risk Exposure: