Prisoners or detained individuals who are contacts of a COVID-19 case do not need to isolate or undertake additional testing. Instead, they should:
minimise contact with the person who has COVID-19
avoid contact with anyone who is at higher risk of becoming severely unwell if they are infected with COVID-19, especially those with a severely weakened immune system
follow the advice regarding testing and isolation if they develop symptoms of COVID-19
If the prisoner or detained individual develops symptoms of COVID-19 during this period, they should follow the guidance for prisoners or detained individuals with symptoms of respiratory infections, including COVID-19. Routine contact tracing is not currently being undertaken in PPD settings. However, if an outbreak control team (OCT) advises that contact tracing should be re-instated during an outbreak, this can be undertaken by local leads for the prison or PPD. Prisoners and detained individuals are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated to protect themselves and others from infection. Booster vaccinations are strongly recommended if eligible.