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Covid-19 Appendix

Symptom Screening Checklist

Updated CDC Quarantine Guidance 12-08-2020

Updated DOH Information - Your Health 12-08-2020

Relevant new language on the SD DOH's Webstie:

NEW! Modification to CDC Quarantine Guidelines:

• CDC recommends 14 days of quarantine from the day of last exposure to a person with COVID-19. The quarantine period is the length of the incubation period (or how long it may take a person to become ill with COVID-19) for COVID-19.
• Based on evolving knowledge of COVID-19, CDC was able to provide alternatives that use additional information, specifically a close contact’s development of symptoms and testing for COVID-19, to decrease the length of quarantine.
• CDC has provided two alternatives that have been adopted by SD-DOH:
  • Release from quarantine after 7 days
    • Assumes the person in quarantine:
      • Has remained asymptomatic (has no symptoms)
      • Has a negative molecular or rapid antigen test that was collected on Day 5 or later, after their last contact with a person with COVID-19 (i.e., Day 5 of their quarantine or later)
      • Continues to monitor their symptoms for the remainder of the 14 day period and will stay at home and seek testing if they become sick
    • Release from quarantine after 10 days
      • Assumes the person in quarantine:
        • Has remained asymptomatic (has no symptoms)
        • Is not tested on Day 5 or later of quarantine
        • Continues to monitor their symptoms for the remainder of the 14 day period and will stay at home and seek testing if they become sick

During this time of unprecedented global public health crisis, our mental health may suffer.  It is a critically important time for everyone to take extra care to protect their mental health.  A compiled selection of resources on mental health and coping with COVID-19 can be found on the South Dakota Suicide Prevention website.

If you are struggling, know that help is available.  Call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or text 'HELLO' to 741741 for immediate, confidential support.