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You have been identified as a CLOSE CONTACT to Covid-19
Please find attached all relevant documents.
- Healthcare Worker COVID-19 - Close Contact Information Leaflet (Updated Oct 2020)
- Infection Prevention Advice for Healthcare Workers
- Novel Corona Virus Symptom Monitoring Chart
- Advice on self isolation at home
Please follow the advice you have been given
- As discussed you MUST NOT REMAIN AT WORK for a period of at least 14 days
- You should not travel, or attend any crowded or public areas.
- You should avoid pregnant, elderly and immuno-compromised people.
- Public Health are advising self isolation at home
- Please self monitor for symptoms for 14 days after your exposure using the symptom monitoring sheet attached above.
- Immediately self isolate, wear a mask and contact the number on the information sheet attached if you develop symptoms.
- Consider your process for self isolation in advance
Relevant Symptoms - Feverish, cough, shortness of breath, aches and pains, sore throat, viral or respiratory symptoms or altered sense of smell or taste.
- Symptoms may be different if you are immunosuppressed.
- Do not take antipyretics e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin.
- Follow correct Respiratory etiquette ( see attachment)
We will add you to our text message monitoring system. Please revert to us if you have not received a text in the next 24 hour
Occupational Health Department