08-27-2020, 03:10 PM
From all we know from the post, "showed up sick" might mean felt poorly and had a headache develop at work. Some of the symptoms of COVID-19 are commonplace. The coworker showed up sick "this week". "tested today" = Thursday.
One timeline is coworker goes to work on Monday and develops a headache. Goes home that day and feels sicker. Goes to get a COVID test on Tuesday instead of work. (I presume all test centers emphasize "If you have reason to believe you are sick, quarantine until you get the results back. If you were a close contact, quarantine for 2 weeks.") The test results come back on Wed. and are shared with coworkers either Wed. or Thursday. Sister isolates, does not go into work, and gets test on Thursday. Results expected Monday . . . . maybe.
The good news is that while the sister may have been exposed on Monday, she probably wasn't infectious until at least Wed. afternoon. If she started self-quarantining then, she may not have infected anyone.
The bad news is that a negative on her test on Thursday won't tell her that she's not going to get COVID-19. If negative, she has to take the test until a positive result, or until 2 weeks post-exposure. She should quarantine and not go into work during that time.
The impact of a case on a small business can be immediate. Likely that medical office is closed the rest of this week and maybe all of next week if all the workers are self-quarantining for 14 days.
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My relative who was exposed and placed under quarantine orders by the county within a day of exposure, was finally tested by the county on day 11 after her exposure. While she seemingly has no symptoms, if she tests positive, she'll have to isolate until day 21 after her exposure. (Hint: the county isn't paying for her quarantine at a motel. She's the one the county handed a sleeping bag to and told her to go camp out for 2 weeks in 100-degree weather.)
Consider this for that county: The county dashboard had this on Tuesday:
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On Tuesday, I had to run errands. As I passed El Camino Hospital and the rehab center across the street at 3:34PM, there were 5 people in scrubs standing on the street corner at the light, all without masks, and no one separated by 6'.
One timeline is coworker goes to work on Monday and develops a headache. Goes home that day and feels sicker. Goes to get a COVID test on Tuesday instead of work. (I presume all test centers emphasize "If you have reason to believe you are sick, quarantine until you get the results back. If you were a close contact, quarantine for 2 weeks.") The test results come back on Wed. and are shared with coworkers either Wed. or Thursday. Sister isolates, does not go into work, and gets test on Thursday. Results expected Monday . . . . maybe.
The good news is that while the sister may have been exposed on Monday, she probably wasn't infectious until at least Wed. afternoon. If she started self-quarantining then, she may not have infected anyone.
The bad news is that a negative on her test on Thursday won't tell her that she's not going to get COVID-19. If negative, she has to take the test until a positive result, or until 2 weeks post-exposure. She should quarantine and not go into work during that time.
The impact of a case on a small business can be immediate. Likely that medical office is closed the rest of this week and maybe all of next week if all the workers are self-quarantining for 14 days.
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My relative who was exposed and placed under quarantine orders by the county within a day of exposure, was finally tested by the county on day 11 after her exposure. While she seemingly has no symptoms, if she tests positive, she'll have to isolate until day 21 after her exposure. (Hint: the county isn't paying for her quarantine at a motel. She's the one the county handed a sleeping bag to and told her to go camp out for 2 weeks in 100-degree weather.)
Consider this for that county: The county dashboard had this on Tuesday:
Quote:Public Health staff was busy over the weekend however, with three new cases reported on Saturday and two new cases on Sunday. Three of the cases identified over the weekend are in isolation AND TWO ARE RECOVERED(my caps)
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On Tuesday, I had to run errands. As I passed El Camino Hospital and the rehab center across the street at 3:34PM, there were 5 people in scrubs standing on the street corner at the light, all without masks, and no one separated by 6'.