Covid-19: What to do if you are positive or case contact?

When to test?

Are you experiencing symptoms suggestive of COVID-19? It is recommended that you have an antigen test or a RT-PCR test and contact your treating physician if the test is positive.

It is also important to tell everyone you have been with:

• people who are close to each other within 48 hours before symptoms begin;
• or within 7 days of a positive test if no symptoms are present.

Isolation and barrier gestures

Since 1^er february 2023, systematic isolation for those who tested positive is no longer mandatory and Health Insurance no longer contacts people who have tested positive or their cases contacted under the tracing contact.

As with any acute respiratory infection disease, however, it is strongly recommended that people who test positive self-isolate and avoid contact with the frail; and people who have been exposed to a contagious person.

Compliance with the barrier gestures :

• regularly washing hands or using an aqueous-alcoholic solution;
• coughing or sneezing into his elbow or a disposable tissue;
• blow your nose in a disposable tissue and then throw it away;
• avoid touching the face;
• maintain a distance of at least 2 meters from others;
• wave without shaking hands and stop kissing;
• Wear a maximum protective mask (surgical mask or FFP2 mask)
• Minimize contacts.
• ventilate each room as often as possible, at least 10 minutes every hour.

Find the general health recommendations Ministry of Health in the fight against winter respiratory diseases and COVID-19.

And sIn the workplace?

The health protocol in company ended in March 2022. Masks and social distancing are no longer required; hygiene practices such as hand washing, surface cleaning and ventilation are still recommended.

Teleworking is no longer mandatory but is still recommended.

One Covid-19 risk prevention measures guide Guide to COVID-19 risk prevention measuresreplaces the national protocol in company.

Work stoppage

In case of a positive test, and if your health condition does not allow you to work (including working remotely), you should call your doctor for an in-person consultation or teleconsultation. He or she may prescribe a work stoppage if necessary. The practitioner assesses the importance of your symptoms and can monitor your condition.

What treatment?

If you are an adult and are at high risk of developing severe disease, your doctor may prescribe you oral antiviral treatment from a pharmacy. This treatment should start before 5^e symptom day. It can be offered even if you have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

What to do if you come into contact with someone with COVID-19?

To protect yourself and others, if you have been with someone who is sick, it is recommended to follow certain health instructions in order to break the chains of transmission of the disease:

• comply with barrier measures;
• wear a mask;
• avoid contact with the frail and at-risk;
• do antigen or PCR testing if symptoms develop.

If your test is negative, it is recommended that you monitor for symptoms and perform a test if necessary. If the contact person is a child under 12 years of age, the instructions to be followed are identical to those of adults.