Exclusion Requirements for Employees Who Test Positive for COVID-19

Requirements apply to all employees, regardless of vaccination status, previous infection, or lack of symptoms.

• Employees who test positive for COVID-19 must be excluded from the workplace for at least 5 days after start of symptoms or after date of first positive test if no symptoms.
• Isolation can end and employees may return to the workplace after day 5 if symptoms are not present or are mild and resolving; AND the employee is fever-free for 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medication.
• If an employee has a fever, isolation must continue and the employee may not return to work until 24 hours after the fever resolves.
• If an employee’s symptoms other than fever are not improving, they may not return to work until their symptoms are resolving or until after day 10.
• Employees must wear face coverings around others for a total of 10 days. Please refer to the section in this FAQ on face coverings for additional face covering requirements.

CDPH Guidance for Close Contacts

Asymptomatic Persons Who are Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (No Quarantine)

• Test within 3–5 days after last exposure.
• Close contacts should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings and when near those at higher risk for severe COVID-19 disease.
• Strongly encouraged to get vaccinated or boosted.
• If symptoms develop, test, and stay home, AND
• If test result is positive, follow isolation recommendations above (Table 1).