For the official and up-to-date information of the FOPH (Federal Office for Public Health) on this subject please visit the following link: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/isolation-und-quarantaene.html#148192468
Last modification 30.10.2020
What to do in the event of a positive test result
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Isolation: Follow the instructions on compulsory isolation(PDF, 194 kB, 11.05.2020)and avoid all contact with other people. If you live with other people in the same household, set yourself up in one room on your own.
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Contact tracing: The cantonal office responsible will contact you. Together you will work out what people you have contact with. These people may have to go into quarantine. Please note: in the current situation, the cantonal office might not be able to contact you promptly. In this case, you yourself should inform your close contacts that you have been infected. Your close contacts will find out how to proceed under What to do following contact with an infected person. You and your contacts will find out how to proceed in such a case in the section on What to do after contact with a person who has tested positive.
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Covidcode: If you use the SwissCovid App, on request you will receive a Covidcode from the cantonal office. You can use the Covidcode to voluntarily activate the alert function in the app to anonymously notify other users of the contact. Please note: in the current situation, the cantonal office might not always be able to send you a Covidcode straight away. Thank you for your patience in this case.
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Aggravation of symptoms: Contact your doctor if your symptoms of illness worsen or are concerning you.
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End of isolation: Follow the cantonal office’s instructions concerning the end of your isolation. Basically, isolation lasts for 10 days from the start of symptoms. If you have not received any instructions from the cantonal office, you may only leave your home after 10 days at the earliest. Note that whatever the case, you must have been free of symptoms for 48 hours before you end your isolation.
