Government publishes ordinance that reduces the time of removal of workers with Covid-19

Ordinance also establishes that the period of leave may be up to seven days under specific conditions; text was signed by the ministries of Health, Labor and Welfare and of Agriculture, Supply and Livestock

The Ministry of Health published an ordinance that reduces the period of absence of workers who test positive for Covid-19 from 15 to 10 days . The measure also applies to those who are suspects or who have had contact with suspects. The ordinance was published this Tuesday, 25th, and was signed jointly with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.. The text also says that the removal can drop to seven days if the employee presents a negative result in a test by molecular method (RT-PCR) or antigen test from the fifth day of contact. Other reasons that can make the period fall to seven days are cases in which the worker has not had a fever for 24 hours, has not taken medication and has shown improvement in respiratory symptoms. For workers aged 60 and over who present risk conditions, the ordinance establishes that they must receive special attention and places the adoption of remote work as an alternative that will be at the discretion of the employer. The new rules amend a June 2020 ordinance that determined rules for the adoption of telework. Currently,