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Asymptomatic Ontario hospital workers exposed to COVID need not isolate if they test negative
COVID-19 need not stay home from work, so long as they continue to test negative for the virus daily.The province has made the recommendation in an effort to safeguard hospital staffing levels as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Omicron variant.A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says hospital workers who have been in contact with a positive case must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and repeat the test on Day 7.