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COVID-19 Close
Contacts:
Quarantine and
Precautionary
Guidelines
September 2021
Who is a COVID-19 close contact?
15 minutes
1m
Close contacts can obtain an “End of Quarantine Certificate” by calling 800 342
or through the COVID-19 DXB App
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
15 minutes
Who is considered a close contact
1m
to a person with COVID-19?
A person who is exposed to a confirmed COVID-19
case, in a close proximity of 1 metre or less, for a
period of not less than 15 minutes
OR
A person who is in direct physical contact with a
positive case (e.g. handshake) two days before the
positive case showed symptoms or two days before
the positive case got the PCR test done or during the
10 days of the illness.
Common Questions
For example:
If you had dinner with a friend on September 1 and
on September 3, your friend went for a PCR test and
the result was positive, your quarantine period will
begin from September 1 (Two days before the date of
the PCR test) until September 7.
Example:
If you had dinner with a friend on September 1 and
on September 5, your friend went for a PCR test and
the result was positive, you are not a close contact
and therefore you do NOT need to quarantine.
Common Questions
Institutional quarantine:
It is a quarantine-dedicated facility for close contacts
who cannot meet the conditions of home quarantine.
During their stay at the facility, close contacts will
receive all the care and monitoring needed while they
quarantine.
Is quarantine / institutional
isolation
. free?
If the close contact prefers institutional quarantine
instead of home quarantine or if the close contact
cannot meet the requirements of home quarantine,
then he can opt for institutional quarantine and he
will have to bear the costs incurred during his stay in
the quarantine facility.
Common Questions
Before leaving the house for a PCR test, make sure you
follow all the precautionary measures such as wearing a
face mask and maintaining a physical distance from
others.