Isolation

Mandatory stay of a Covid-19 infected person at home, in a hospital or other accommodation - complete isolation from healthy people. Complete discontinuation of face-to-face contacts is necessary to limit the spread of Covid-19.

When isolating at home, a number of strict rules must be followed. 

WHO HAS TO COMPLY?

• Persons who have tested positive for Covid-19. 

HOW TO COMPLY?

• Do not leave rooms where strict isolation is observed.
• Do not meet other people, do not visit others and do not receive guests.
• Contact your GP (if the situation becomes critical, call 113).
• Work duties may only be performed remotely.
• Participation in the educational process is allowed only remotely.
• Use a face mask if you share the same household with other people.
• Stay in well-ventilated rooms with a window that can be opened.
• Use a separate towel, cutlery, drinking utensils, bed linen and other household utensils.

FOR HOW LONG?
 

The treating physician decides to close the sick-leave certificate and discontinue isolation for the Covid-19 patient.

Exceptions to the discontinuation of isolation in order to resume the fulfilment of work duties

• Persons can also go into isolation after a positive Covid-19 self-test.
• An infected person may resume work on day 8 after a positive Covid-19 test if there have been no symptoms of illness for at least 24 hours. 
• Persons employed in sectors critical to society (medical personnel, police, emergency services, social care centre staff, etc.) may resume their duties on day 4 after a positive Covid-19 test result if:
  • there have been no symptoms of illness for 24 hours and
  • a negative laboratory-confirmed test result is obtained.

In the above-mentioned exceptional cases, for 10 days after confirmation of infection:

• an FFP2 respirator must be used,
• close contact with people who are not members of the household of the infected person or involved in the performance of work duties must be avoided,
• it is not allowed to use public transport,
• the exception for termination of isolation only applies to the resumption of employment.

Pupils and kindergarten children infected with Covid-19:

• may resume attending an educational institution on the 8th day after infection if there have been no symptoms of the illness during the last 24 hours. 
• Resuming attendance of the educational institution, it is not required to present a laboratory test result or doctor's certificate. 

IS SICK LEAVE POSSIBLE?

• Covid-19 patients are issued sick leave certificates until their recovery.