Summarized briefly

  • The coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus outbreak in which the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak "a serious incident of relevance to international public health".
  • You may be entitled to Illness Benefit if your doctor determines that you have or suspect you have an infectious disease of public health importance.
  • The same applies if the city doctor prohibits an employee from working because of the risk of infection.
  • To be entitled to sickness benefit, you must be on sick leave.
  • The condition is to consult a doctor. This also applies to quarantine isolation.
  • The physician reporting the patient considers how to conduct the consultation.
  • A home office can be an appropriate measure to prevent sick leave.
  • The notification itself may be an alternative to sick leave.
  • You are not entitled to a sick leave if the reason you are unable to work is due to the need to look after a child due to a closed school / kindergarten.

Option 1: Carrier of the Coronavirus. Mandatory insulation

NAV assumes you have been in contact with a doctor and is confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. In such a situation, you are sick, and it makes you unable to work. The medical condition for entitlement to sickness benefit is met and documented with a sick leave.

Option 2: Suspicion of Coronavirus Infection. Isolation is then necessary for an incubation period of 14 days

If you are in isolation, you may be able to receive Illness Benefit if this presents a risk as a source of infection. There is no evidence that you are an infectious carrier, it is enough if there is a risk that you are an infectious carrier.

If, according to professional judgment, your doctor considers you to be a carrier of the coronavirus and it is important that you do not work to prevent the spread of the virus, this should be considered as the basis of Illness Benefit.

You must meet the conditions to be eligible for the allowance. Among other things, it should be examined whether there are possibilities to avoid the risk of contamination from the work place and the organization of the work tasks.

If you need insulation in your home, a home office may be an appropriate measure to avoid sick leave.

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