The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reduced the number of days of isolation due to covid-19 and changed testing criteria. In this way, differences are established according to the level of immunization of each person.
People with a diagnosis of covid-19 who have the three doses and more than seven days have passed since the last, should be isolated seven days. The same time will quarantine those who have two doses and less than 180 days have passed since the last, have been diagnosed with coronavirus and are asymptomatic.
They must quarantine 10 days Who have two doses and less than 180 days from the reception of the last one, who have coronavirus and are symptomatic.
Too 10 days Who are not vaccinated or do not have both doses, after more than 180 days from the reception of the last dose, they have been diagnosed and are asymptomatic.
Who are not vaccinated or vaccinated with two doses, having spent more than 180 days since the last, have coronavirus and are symptomatic should be isolated by 14 days. Also if the antigen test was not performed and they have completed the last 72 hours without fever or respiratory symptoms.
In the case of hospitalized patients with severe or critical symptoms, the extension may be extended up to 28 days, according to the indications of the treating physician.
About people with proven immunosuppression (primary or secondary immunodeficiency to diseases – HIV, lymphopathies, etc – or to treatments – chemotherapy, immunosuppressants, corticosteroids in moderate doses) the isolation period may be extended to 21 days, according to the medical provision.
Testing
In the case of any symptomatic person who is a suspected case for coronavirus, an antigen test corresponds immediately and if it is negative, the PCR test will be done within the first 48 hours. The same in cases of severe acute respiratory infection that require hospitalization.
Every asymptomatic member of a closed community where an outbreak of the virus occurs, must receive an antigen test immediately and a PCR on day five of the last exposure.
Any symptomatic traveler should take an antigen test immediately and if negative, a PCR will be done.
All cohabiting contact of a confirmed case not vaccinated or with more than 180 days since the last dose should be performed an antigen test immediately and PCR prior to lifting the quarantine on day five of the last exposure to the confirmed case.
All asymptomatic contact, vaccinated with two doses and more than 180 days since the last dose and whose exposure has occurred in a closed environment, should be performed an antigen test for SARS-COV-2 immediately and PCR prior to lifting the daily quarantine cino of the last exposure to the confirmed case.
Experience in other countries
The reduction of quarantine days has been made in other countries in recent weeks. The United States cut quarantine days in half, from ten to five, in the case of asymptomatic people. “If he’s asymptomatic and infected, we want people to go back to work,” Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
December 22 England reduced quarantine days from ten to seven, later Argentina and Spain took the same measure on December 29 and 30 respectively. “The contagion capacity it is reduced from the sixth or seventh day. Surely some of them escape, but it is also true that they escape us everywhere, “the Spanish doctor, specialist in Public Health, Salvador Peiró, assured BBC Mundo.
