Quebec lowers COVID-19 isolation period to 5 days, with conditions
CTV
Quebec is lowering the isolation period to five days for people who test positive or show symptoms of COVID-19, but with certain conditions.
The province lowered the isolation guideline, following in the footsteps of other Canadian provinces and the U.S. Center for Disease Control, which did so in December. Previously, people were told to isolate for 10 days.
Going forward in Quebec, people will be allowed to return to normal activities once their symptoms regress or go away, if they have not had a fever for 24 hours and if they wear a face mask and keep a two-metre distance from others over the next five days.
The measure applies to people with COVID-19-like symptoms, anyone exposed to a positive person in their household, as well as people who are double vaccinated and children under 12. For others, the isolation period remains at 10 days.
It does not apply, however, to health care workers who are in direct contact with patients.
