The elimination of the test-based strategy as part of the return to work guidance has the potential to significantly impact the staffing of our organization.  If employees with a known exposure, positive test of symptoms must adhere to:

At least 24 hours of being fever-free without the use of fever reducing medications AND

Improvement of symptoms associated with COVID-19 including cough and shortness of breath AND

At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared

This has the opportunity to create a situation where an employee who would otherwise be able to return to work based on a negative test and meeting the first two criteria being unable to do so for 10 days.  The impact to our staff's income could be significant if they must miss this much work unnecessarily. 

I would recommend providing alternative return to work guidance that incorporates a test-based option, and is geared toward individuals in a healthcare setting who work in appropriate PPE throughout the course of their day.