Infectious Disease Control Plan - COVID-19 - Flipbook - Page 8
CDC Risk Categories for Exposures Associated with Travel or Identified during Contact
Investigations of Laboratory-confirmed Cases
Risk Level
High
Medium
Travel-associated
Exposures
Not applicable
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Management if Symptomatic
Living in the same household as, being an intimate partner of, or
providing non-healthcare setting (such as a home) for a person
with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection
without using recommended precautions for home care and
home isolation.
Travel from a
country with
widespread
sustained
transmission
•
Travel from a county
with sustained
community
transmission
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Travel on a cruise
ship or river boat
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Close contact with a person with symptomatic
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19
On an aircraft, being seated within 6 feet of a traveler
with symptomatic laboratory COVID-19 infection; this
distance correlates to approx. 2 seats in each direction
Living in the same household as, an intimate partner of,
or caring for a person in a non-healthcare setting (such
as home) to a person with symptomatic laboratoryconfirmed COVID-19 infection while using
recommended precautions for home care and home
isolation
Being in the same indoor environment (i.e. Classroom,
hospital waiting room) as a person with symptomatic
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 for a prolonged period
of time but not meeting the definition of close contact.
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