News Flash: New COVID Isolation Dates
| COVID19: Newsflash 14th December 2020 |
| Change in Isolation Date for Close Contacts The Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has changed from today meaning that self-isolation for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus will be shortened from 14 to 10 days. Key summary points of the new isolation guidance include: 1. As of Monday 14th December 2020, the isolation period will reduce to 10 days. 2. Anyone asked to isolate by an NHS Test and Trace staff member or on the advice of Public Health/Public Health England (including our COVID Helpline) before Monday 14th December 2020 will only need to isolate for 10 days. For example, anyone told to isolate until 16th December 2020, will be able to stop isolating on the 14th December 2020. If you were told to isolate until the Sunday 13th December 2020, you must continue with the full isolation period until Sunday 13th December 2020. 3. The NHS T&T App will not update with the new isolation periods until Thursday 17th December 2020. Anyone told to isolate by the App from now until Thursday 17th December 2020 can stop isolating when the countdown says “3 days remain”. After Thursday 17th December 2020, everyone who needs to isolate for the full period will be notified by the App. 4. Isolation periods will take the day contact occurred as Day 0 of the isolation period, so contacts must remain in isolation until Day 11. For example, contact on 11th December 2020 = Day 0; last day of self-isolation is 21st December 2020 = Day 10; able to resume normal activities on 22nd December 2020 = Day 11. The COVID helpline will continue to support schools and colleges with any queries in relation to positive cases. Cheshire East COVID19 Helpline 01270 371323 Available 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday Cheshire East COVID19 Email Covid19@cheshireeast.gov.uk Monitored 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday |
| Kind regards Jacky Jacky Forster| Director of Education and Skills |Cheshire East Council |People Directorate |01606 271504 | jacky.forster@cheshireeast.gov.uk |
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