COVID-19: KFL & A Public Health Expands Requirements for Positive COVID Cases – Kingston | The Canadian News

Amid a surge of new COVID-19 cases and the increasing spread of the Omicron variant, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health updated their list of restrictions.

The health agency now says that all close contacts to positive COVID-19 cases should be isolated for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. Close contacts who are not contacted by Public Health are asked to do the same.

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The new measurements come as Public Health has sent more than 100 samples to be tested for the Omicron variant.

“All the evidence seems to show that Omicron will spread more quickly than we have seen with the Delta variant. It is important that people follow our new contact tracing requirements to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in our region, “said Dr. Piotr Oglaza.

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In addition to periods of isolation, close contacts will need to undergo a PCR test after seven days as a clearance test, regardless of symptoms. If a PCR test is not performed, the contacts will need to be isolated for a further seven days.


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Family members of unvaccinated close contacts should be isolated until the original close contact has a negative PCR test.

Finally, if new symptoms develop, a new PCR test will be required.

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