Do I have to work if I am symptom-free?

Employee at the corona test

With the Omikron variant, the risk of corona infection has increased significantly.

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Dusseldorf New high in the corona numbers: on Wednesday, the Robert Koch Institute reported more than 80,000 new infections within 24 hours – more than ever in Germany. Much of the increase is due to the highly contagious Omikron variant. Experts expect the numbers to continue to rise in the coming days.

So far, the Omikron variant has shown milder progression, despite the high number of infections fewer people end up in the hospital. However, vaccinated people are currently not as well protected against infection as with previous variants.

This raises questions in the world of work that appeared less important in earlier corona waves, such as: Do I actually have to work if I am infected with corona but have hardly any symptoms? What employees now need to know:

What should I do if my corona test is positive?

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