As businesses start to slowly open up across the state, Door County health officials are asking employees to be safe when deciding when to go back after being exposed to COVID-19. Proper protocol varies from business to business, but the Centers for Disease Control recommends people stay in quarantine for at least 14 days as a precaution. Door County Public Health Manager Sue Powers says their team wants to keep track of your symptoms during that time period since it can take a couple of days for them to show up. As for going back to work after being infected with COVID-19 or a similar virus, Powers recommended during Monday’s joint Facebook Live session with Door County Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Heise that their symptoms should improve for at least three days straight before leaving isolation.

The list of COVID-19 symptoms has grown over the course of the pandemic to include fever, coughing, loss of taste, and body aches. Dr. Heise added that not everyone has all of those symptoms because everybody’s body fights the virus differently.