What do I do if...
I have COVID-19 symptoms? |
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I have symptoms and am awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test? |
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My test results for COVID-19 came back positive? |
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I have returned to Canada from outside the country? |
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I have been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and am in the moderate or high risk category*? |
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I have been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and am in the low-risk category*? |
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I live with someone who has symptoms and is awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test? |
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I have been in contact with someone who has returned to Canada from outside the country, and the traveller is in quarantine but does not have any symptoms? |
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*Definitions of low/medium/high risk contacts
Montreal Public Health defines three levels of risk, when it comes to contact with someone infected with COVID-19:
High-risk contact |
A high-risk contact corresponds generally to a person who has been in sustained physical contact with the person who tested positive without wearing a procedure** mask: for example someone living under the same roof, someone who is an intimate or sexual partner or someone who has had direct contact with infectious biological fluids such as saliva. |
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Medium-risk contact | A medium-risk contact has had close contact (less than 2 m) for more than a total of 15 minutes with the person who tested positive without wearing a procedure** mask. |
Low-risk contact |
A low-risk contact is someone:
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**A procedure mask is also known as a medical mask or surgical mask, and is recognized Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). It differs from a cloth mask or face covering.