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Honest question: Are those terms of art we are misunderstanding? It seems possible to me (not a lawyer) that "suspected" case means your cops needs reasonable

Honest question: Are those terms of art we are misunderstanding? It seems possible to me (not a lawyer) that "suspected" case means your cops needs reasonable suspension (cough, fever, loss of taste and smell etc). But "clear and convincing" would require more (positive test result?). So what happens if you strongly suspect someone has covid but they decline a test? You can't take action as your suspicion isn't enough. I'd be happy with reasonable suspension (which would apply to anyone with a fever or a cough or other symptoms right now). Thoughts?

drmom4 6y ago
Positive is meaningless with the current test which is accurate maybe 3% of the time.
sokoloff 6y ago
(If I'm "the Department",) Suppose I have reasonable suspicion that you have COVID. Under the bill, I can lock you up for 3 business days without any recourse, so long as I have not determined that you have not been infected or exposed (which is entirely under my control) and for a longer period of time during which you can petition for release. I would be happy with articulable probable cause as the threshold for involuntary confinement, same as for other types of involuntary confinement.