Hospital registry and Covid

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If you work as a school nurse and also registry on a Covid floor, are you considered a contact? According to IDPH, a contact is anyone <6 ft for more than 15 minutes of a suspected or positive covid individual, with or without a mask or PPE. Does this apply to HCP or only general public. I have been fit tested for N95, trained on donning and doffing, am not exposed to aerosolized procedures. I haven't been able to find anything about this from IDPH or CDC. School nursing is my love and I want to do what is best for students and staff. Not sure whether I want to stay at the hospital working with Covid. Does anyone have any advice?

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I don't work at a hospital, but I was told by our DOH that if I was in full PPE (N95) while working with a student who ended up testing positive, I wouldn't be considered a close contact.

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On 8/22/2020 at 1:16 PM, Eleven011 said:

I don't work at a hospital, but I was told by our DOH that if I was in full PPE (N95) while working with a student who ended up testing positive, I wouldn't be considered a close contact.

Yep, same, though it doesn't necessary have to be an N95 if I am wearing a surgical mask and shield.

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