German Federal State of Hesse no longer requires isolation period for persons positive for COVID-19. Rhineland-Palatinate also announced lifting of isolation requirement. This means new challenges in employment of positively tested employees and remuneration.
may need infusions of this antibody. this lasts up to six months so it really is very important to get this to those who really need it. and i hope that s something the administration works on ramping up in the months to come p. it s important to put things into perspective and remember up until two years ago this virus didn t exist so responding to it in any meaningful way takes time. i want to turn to the new cdc guidance that shortens the isolation requirement for health care workers who tested positive for covid. do you consider it the right move at this stage in the pandemic? absolutely. for two reasons. one is that we re facing a potential collapse of our health care system if too many health care workers end up not being able to be there because they re out on isolation. and so we need this. this is a necessity in order to keep our critical infrastructure going. but the other reason is there is emerging science. there s research coming out that you don t need the full ten days
isolation. it is going to help businesses. there are many businesses. there are many businesses who are really suffering from staff absences at the moment. perhaps ten to 20% absence rates across a wide range of sectors which is really having a major impact on business. let s not forget the most employees are really suffering quite a mild illness. the thing which is keeping them away from work is the isolation requirement, so if we can safely reduce that isolation requirement, it s very positive business. requirement, it s very positive business- business. some sectors are particularly business. some sectors are particularly vulnerable, - business. some sectors are particularly vulnerable, we | particularly vulnerable, we have mentioned the of course, hospitality as well, whereas other businesses can ride this storm much more easily, can t they, if their staff are working from home anyway? absolutely. if you are in a business where employees need to be present in order to deliver a