Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,595 of 24th March 2021

Article 2 of Subsidiary Legislation 465.23

This Government Notice is being issued pursuant to article 2 of Subsidiary Legislation 465.23, Period of Quarantine (Contact with Other Persons) Order.

The Superintendent of Public Health hereby orders that essential workers at Mater Dei Hospital who have come into contact with a person diagnosed as suffering from COVID-19 infectious disease, but:

i. have completed a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine, approved by the European Medicines Agency, in accordance with national guidelines;

ii. fourteen (14) or more days have elapsed since the final dose of the vaccine;

iii. are asymptomatic;

iv. reside in a household where all members are asymptomatic; and

v. are not in domiciliary contact with any other individual known to be either positive for COVID-19, or has had significant exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 case, in the previous fourteen (14) days,

are to submit to a five (5) day period of quarantine only, instead of the fourteen (14) day period, as long as they have tested negative after taking a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the fifth day following exposure to the confirmed COVID-19 case.

An essential worker is any worker whose services are considered by the Medical Director of Mater Dei Hospital to be essential for the running of the hospital.