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The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has challenged demands to minimise workplace transmission in healthcare settings while maintaining adequate staffing. Policymakers have shortened COVID-19 isolation periods, although little real-world data have evaluated the utility. Our findings from surveillance of 240 healthcare workers from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, England, show that 55% of affected staff could return before day 10 of isolation with over 25% eligible on day 6, pending two successive negative antigen tests. This outcome is favourable for continuity of healthcare services.

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Surveillance and return to work of healthcare workers following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection, Sheffield, England, 17 January to 7 February 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Mohammed+Raza&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Raza Mohammed</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Prosenjit+Giri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giri Prosenjit</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Subhashis+Basu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Basu Subhashis</a></span>. Surveillance and return to work of healthcare workers following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection, Sheffield, England, 17 January to 7 February 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(11):pii=2200164. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200164" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200164</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Feb 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 16 Mar 2022 </span> </p>
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