Narrative:

Day 5; while enroute to the ZZZ layover hotel I received a message from a captain I had dinner with on day 0. I'll put this message in context by mentioning my first officer and I met this captain and his first officer for dinner that evening.the message stated on day 2; this particular captain was notified by the company that the first officer he flew with had tested positive for covid. The first officer had sent a message to this captain confirming such. The ZZZ1 chief pilot was subsequently notified and a request was made for that office to contact my crew of this matter (I never received any communication about this event). This captain was tested on day 2; became symptomatic on day 3 and obtained a positive test result on day 5 prompting the message.upon reviewing the message; I contacted my first officer and the company on-duty manager to notify each of the situation. Per company and cdc covid protocol both the first officer and I have been quarantined for a 14-day period commencing day 0. As I compose this report; I am quarantined at the hotel; unable to travel home.the intent of this report is to question why didn't the company notify my crew of the covid encounter? Apparently protocol wasn't followed or if it was; it should be modified to address this particular or similar scenarios. Flight crews should not be placed in a situation where they must quarantine away from home while on company business; especially if the company was previously notified to contact a crew which was exposed to a covid positive employee. Had I not been received said message I would still be flying the line with the potential to infect others with this virus.

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Title: Air carrier First Officer reported the crew was not notified by the company of exposure to a COVID-19 positive employee.

Narrative: Day 5; while enroute to the ZZZ layover hotel I received a message from a Captain I had dinner with on Day 0. I'll put this message in context by mentioning my First Officer and I met this Captain and his First Officer for dinner that evening.The message stated on Day 2; this particular Captain was notified by the company that the First Officer he flew with had tested positive for COVID. The First Officer had sent a message to this Captain confirming such. The ZZZ1 Chief Pilot was subsequently notified and a request was made for that office to contact my crew of this matter (I never received any communication about this event). This Captain was tested on Day 2; became symptomatic on Day 3 and obtained a positive test result on Day 5 prompting the message.Upon reviewing the message; I contacted my First Officer and the company On-duty Manager to notify each of the situation. Per company and CDC COVID protocol both the First Officer and I have been quarantined for a 14-day period commencing Day 0. As I compose this report; I am quarantined at the hotel; unable to travel home.The intent of this report is to question why didn't the company notify my crew of the COVID encounter? Apparently protocol wasn't followed or if it was; it should be modified to address this particular or similar scenarios. Flight crews should not be placed in a situation where they must quarantine away from home while on company business; especially if the company was previously notified to contact a crew which was exposed to a COVID positive employee. Had I not been received said message I would still be flying the line with the potential to infect others with this virus.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.