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8 June 2020 No re-test offered after 14 days of isolation

As per NICD guidelines

Once a person has been diagnosed with Covid -19, has had mild symptoms only, and has been in isolation for 14 days, no follow-up test is needed. The person is then considered as recovered, and may return to work.

(This also applies to a person who self-isolates for 14 days after the onset of Covid-19 symptoms without testing). Public health facilities will not re-test anyone after 14 days of isolation. We have received numerous requests from private companies to retest their staff or to issue them with a letter to confirm that they don’t have Covid-19 anymore. The re-test will not be done, but Western Cape Government Health can issue a letter to confirm that a person is fit for work after this above period of isolation.

Wanneer ‘n persoon met Kovid -19 gediagnoseer word, slegs ligte simptome gehad het en 14 dae in isolasie was, is geen opvolgtoets nodig nie. Die persoon word dan as herstel beskou en kan terugkeer werk toe. (Dit is ook van toepassing op iemand wat 14 dae na die aanvang van Kovid-19-simptome ge-self isoleer het sonder om te toets). Gesondheidsfasiliteite sal nie opvolgtoetse na 14 dae van isolasie doen nie. Ons het talle versoeke van privaatondernemings ontvang om hul personeel weer te toets of om ‘n brief aan hulle te gee om te bevestig dat hulle nie meer Kovid-19 het nie. Die opvolgtoets sal nie gedoen word nie, maar die Wes-Kaapse Regering Gesondheid kan ‘n brief uitreik om te bevestig dat ‘n persoon geskik is vir werk na hierdie bogenoemde periode van isolasie.

Ukuba umntu uye wafunyaniswa eneCovid-19, yaye ebengakhange waba uneempawu eziqatha, waza wazihlalela yedwa iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine (14), akukho mfuneko yokuba kwenziwe ulandelelo ngezinye iimvavanyo kwakhona. Loo mntu uthathwa njengothe wachacha waphakama, ngoko ke angabuyela emsebenzini (kwangokunjalo nakumntu othe wazihlalela yedwa emva kokuba eneempawu zeCovid-19 nokuba akakhange enziwe zimvavanyo). Amaziko empilo akayi kumenza zimvavanyo kwakhona nawuphi umntu obekhe wazigcina yedwa iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine (14). Sifumana izicelo eziliqela ezivela kwiinkampani zabucala zokuba baphindwe benziwe iimvavanyo abasebenzi bazo, okanye umntu anikwe ileta eqinisekisa ukuba akasenayo iCovid -19. Akayi kuphinda enziwe zimvavanyo kodwa uya kuyikhupha ileta uRhulumente weNtshona Koloni eqinisekisa ukuba umntu lowo ukulungele ukubuyela emsebenzini xa sele ezigqibile iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine ezigcine yedwa.

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Nadia Ferreira
Principal Communications Officer
Garden Route and Central Karoo Districts
Western Cape Government Health
Town Clinic,Plettenberg Bay
Email: Nadia.Ferreira@westerncape.gov.za

Website: www.westerncape.gov.za