It hasn't occurred to me that places of business would not allow for legit Covid positive employees to call out of work, and stay out, for the recommended 10 days of self quarantine. This would explain part of the problem of transmission rates. 

When my husband had it he had to quarantine for 10 days. On the 11th day he went back to work. On day 12 I tested positive and they made him stay home again for 10 days because I was positive and we couldn't stay in separate parts of our house and completely away from each other and his employer wasn't taking any chances. He does work for local government though and they have strict protocols in place. Evidently other places do not. Something to think about when you go out and about. 

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina workers have filed close to 5,000 COVID-19 related complaints since the start of the pandemic, according to the North Carolina Department of Labor.

The complaints published by the U.S. Department of Labor outline similar concerns voiced at the start of the pandemic.

"Adequate precautions are not being utilized to prevent the spread of COVID-19," one worker wrote.

Many workers continued to be concerned that their employers are not properly cleaning, not telling employers when positive cases are detected and not following quarantine guidelines.

"The employer is allowing employees that tested positive for the COVID-19 virus to return to work before they are free of symptoms," said one complaint filed this summer.

Another said, "Employees are being told to come into work when they have COVID-19, or be fired. This is causing other employees to contract the virus as well."


Around 10,000 COVID-19 cases are linked to North Carolina workplaces, according to a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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