(Blanket orders for COVID 19 related isolation and quarantine)…They were issued this week by the County Health Officer.

The blanket orders require persons who have tested positive for COVID 19 or are awaiting test results to isolate at home. The order also applies to individuals required to quarantine because they have been found to have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. Health Officer Dr. Stephen Munday says isolation is the separation of persons who have been infested with COVID 19 from other persons. He says quarantine separates and restricts movement of persons who, while not yet infected with COVID 19, have been exposed to COVID 19 and therefore may become infectious. Persons who test positive will b provided instructions from their healthcare provider regarding isolation and given guidance to share with close contacts who must quarantine.