Question: When can I go back to work if I'm suspected of having Covid 19?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: FAQs for Administrators and Leaders at Community- and Faith-Based Organizations
section_headers: Confirmed COVID-19 case within your organization or facility
What is the best way to clean and disinfect rooms and other areas after a confirmed case of COVID-19?
section_content: If you think someone on your staff or one of your members who has been in your
facility might be sick with COVID-19 (see COVID-19
symptoms):

Send the sick person home right away or separate them from others (such as in a separate room just for sick people) until they can go home. 
Give them a clean, disposable facemaskpdf icon to wear until they can leave, if available. If not available, provide them with a tissue or some other way to cover their coughs and sneezes.
Do not use of public transportation, shared rides, and taxis to transport the sick person home.
Contact emergency services for those who need emergency care, when needed, and let them know about the person’s symptoms.


Contact local public health officials and communicate with staff, members, and volunteers about possible exposure to the virus. 
Read preventing the spread of COVID-19 if someone is sick to learn more.


Local health officials can offer guidance for closing the facility or restricting access. An initial short-term closure may be recommended to allow time for the local health officials to gain a better understanding of the COVID-19 situation. 
Implement flexible telework and sick-leave policies for staff, if possible, and provide instructions about how and when to safely return to work.
Consider the need to cancel in-person group activities in other locations. Instead use phone and online (live or recorded) meeting and service options.
Work with local public health officials to decide when it is safe to re-open the facility and your programs and services.




Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answers the question from the perspective of the employer but the person asking the question can still glean relevant information from this
This is about how the employer should react when a sick person is discovered at work. It does not address when the sick (or suspected sick) person can return to work.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Bad

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in the Workplace
When should an employee suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 return to work?
section_content: Sick employees should follow steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you
are sick.
Employees should not return to work until they meet the criteria to
discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or
local health department.
Employers should not require sick employee to provide a negative COVID-19 test
result or healthcare provider’s note to return to work. Employees with
COVID-19 who have stayed home can stop home isolation and return to work when
they have met one of the following sets of criteria:


Option 1: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined an employee will not have a test to determine if they are still contagious, the employee can leave home and return to work after these three conditions have been met: 


The employee has had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is, 3 full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
AND


respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND


at least 10 days have passed since their symptoms first appeared

Option 2: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined the employee will be tested to determine if the employee is still contagious, the employee can leave home after these three conditions have been met: 

The employee no longer has a fever (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
AND


respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND


they received two negative tests in a row, at least 24 hours apart. Their doctor should follow CDC guidelines.





Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer gives specific criteria for when a sick worker can return to work.
This answers the question directly telling people what they should do if they are sick with COVID. There are several links to more information including CDC guidelines for the situation

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in the Workplace
What should I do if I find out several days later, after an employee worked, that they were diagnosed with COVID-19?
section_content: 
If it has been less than 7 days since the sick employee used the facility, clean and disinfect all areas used by the sick employee following the CDC cleaning and disinfection recommendations.
If it has been 7 days or more since the sick employee used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary. Continue routinely cleaning and disinfecting all high-touch surfaces in the facility.
Other employees may have been exposed to the virus if they were in “close contact” (within approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) of the sick employee for a prolonged period of time. 
Those who have symptoms should self-isolate and follow CDC recommended steps.
In most workplaces, those potentially exposed but with no symptoms should remain at home or in a comparable setting and practice social distancing for 14 days.
Critical infrastructure workers should follow Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. A critical infrastructure worker who is symptom-free and returns to work should wear a face mask at all times while in the workplace for 14 days after last exposure. Employers can issue facemasks or can approve employees’ supplied cloth face coverings in the event of shortages.


Employees not considered exposed should self-monitor for symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath. If they develop symptoms, they should notify their supervisor and stay home.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
A partial answer is buried in the text (those exposed should remain at home for 14 days), but this answer is intended for other people in the workplace.
This does address what people should do if they are showing symptoms from the perspective of the company. This should give the person asking the question some advice on what is expected.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Acceptable