In emergency situations, health-care staff could return to work after seven days of isolation if they are asymptomatic and vaccinated with at least two doses, officials said. Health-care staff who are exposed to a positive case at home, however, are asked to isolate for seven days. "If positive people are asked to isolate, how do you justify that health-care workers don't need to?" Officials also announced a new isolation policy for non-health-care essential workers, such as police officers, firefighters and snow-removal workers. They said if service disruptions are imminent, asymptomatic essential workers could be called back to work six days after testing positive for COVID-19.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2021 21:31 UTC