Contact case: what is it?

A contact case is an individual who has been in contact with a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 – in this case, there is a risk of catching the disease. To avoid the risk of infecting other people, protective measures must be put in place.

Contact case: recommendations to follow

Covid-19 is a very contagious disease, it is important to limit its spread as much as possible. It is for this reason that health authorities give several important recommendations to follow to all those who have been in contact with a person positive for Covid-19. First, you must get tested as quickly as possible and isolate yourself to avoid transmission of the virus, this measure is valid even for vaccinated people. The individual considered to be a contact case must inform all the people he has met in the last 48 hours to limit contamination, whether in his professional life as in his personal life. Ensuring your health is an important point until you perform a second test on the 7th^e day following the last contact with the person positive for Covid-19. Health Insurance can inform a person that they have been identified as a “contact case”, by SMS, email or phone.

When are we in contact?

To be more precise, we consider that we are in contact in the absence of effective protection measures (FFP2 mask or surgical, separation physical, window or hygiaphone). The person is recognized as a contact case when they have found themselves in one of the following situations and without protection:

• sharing the same place of life with a case positive for Covid-19 ;
• direct contact within two meters with a person contaminated by the virus, however individuals crossed quickly in a public space are not considered to be risky contacts;
• share a confined space (meeting room, office, car personal …) during a duration at least 15 minutes without interruption;
• having been face to face with a person ill with Covid-19 who presents episodes of sneezing and coughing;
• receive or perform hygiene care and acts.