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Close contact on holiday abroad

  • 10-08-2021 6:58am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17


    What happens if a close contact has left the country on holiday before the HSE had notified them. They had a negative antigen test before leaving.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    What's stopping you contacting them? You don't need to wait for the HSE to do it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,557 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    Why should anything official happen? You can let them know and they if so choose can take another antigen test.. or PCR if they are especially diligent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    Where are they, most pharmacies will sell antigen tests, just buy a few of them and test every second day, and tell them to get on and enjoy their holiday



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,984 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    And of course they need to comply with whatever rules are in place in the country that they are now in for people who have been in close contact - i.e. if that country's rules say that close contacts must test, they must test; if they say they must isolate themselves until they get a clear result, they must do that. Etc, etc.

    This is the bigger issue. Irish rules don't apply to you when you're in Teapotistan, but Teapotistani rules do.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭BailMeOut


    is the close contact fully vaccinated? If they are then they will not be asked to isolate or restrict movements so will be ok.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,984 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    That depends on the rules in place in the country to which they have travelled. We don't know what country that is.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 Mermaidhair


    Portugal, They weren't the full 14days post 2nd vaccine leaving the country but will be fully vaccinated returning.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,984 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    They should check locally whether somebody who is recently vaccinated and is a recent close contact is required (a) to test, and (b) to isolate pending a clear result.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭BailMeOut


    If Pfizer you need to wait 7 days. (Moderna and JJ are 14 days and AZ is 15 days).

    ...but the country they are in may have different rules.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    where in Portugal? I saw in Albufeira that have free walk-in testing, he can get that done for peace of mind. Otherwise you can buy diy tests from the pharmacy for €3 or the pharmacist will do it for you for €10. He’s double jabbed and has tested negative already and presumable has no symptoms.



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