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“Contact tracing” is reaching out to people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Exposure includes being within 6 feet of someone with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes; being around someone 48 to 72 hours before they had symptoms and through the end of the infectious period; having direct contact with infectious secretions; or, being coughed on by someone with COVID-19.
Contact tracing is normally done by telephone. It's used to refer people for testing, monitor contacts and support quarantine. A contact tracer will not ask you for your social security or bank account information, your immigration status, or a payment for tracing.
More information about limiting community spread through contact tracing can be found at health.pa.gov.
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I’m Cheraine Stanford, WPSU.
