From USA Today:
“Returning from overseas or
out of state? The CDC removes its 14-day quarantine recommendation”
Travelers returning from a trip
outside the country or their state no longer face recommendations from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to self-quarantine for 14 days upon
return. The CDC updated its travel
requirements online Friday, advising travelers to "follow state,
territorial, tribal and local recommendations or requirements after
travel." Previous guidelines recommended a 14-day quarantine for those
returning from international destinations or areas with a high concentration of
coronavirus cases. Though it still notes
that those exposed to the coronavirus pose a risk of infecting others for 14
days, the CDC's page on traveling amid the pandemic recommends that travelers,
"regardless of where you traveled or what you did during your trip,"
follow social distancing guidelines indoors and outdoors, wear a mask outside
the home, wash hands often and look out for COVID-19 symptoms upon their return
home. "You may have been exposed to
COVID-19 on your travels," the page reads. "You may feel well and not
have any symptoms, but you can be contagious without symptoms and spread the
virus to others. You and your travel companions (including children) pose a
risk to your family, friends and community for 14 days after you were exposed
to the virus." Individual states have a mix of quarantine requirements and
recommendations for visitors and residents returning from travels overseas and
from other states. Some discourage
interstate travel by requiring or recommending that visitors and residents
returning from other states quarantine; others require a recent negative
COVID-19 test in lieu of a blanket quarantine policy. Anyone looking to go on a
road trip or take a summer vacation should check government websites for their
destination and anywhere they plan to stop overnight.
^ I get the feeling this is more
political than medical. You really can’t trust the advice and information from
the Federal Government as you once could. ^
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