From News Nation/AP:
“CDC to
shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test”
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of
quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19. According to
a senior administration official, the new guidelines, which are set to be
released as soon as Tuesday evening, will allow people who have come in contact
to someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days, or
7 days if they receive a negative test result. That’s down from the 14-day
period recommended since the onset of the pandemic. The official, who spoke on
the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement, said the policy change
has been discussed for some time, as scientists have studied the incubation
period for the virus. It was discussed Tuesday at a White House coronavirus
task force meeting.
^ I doubt many
people are actually following the 14 day quarantine rules (even where they are mandatory.)
Maybe people will now follow the 7 days with a test or 10 days without a test
rules. Also, I hope the States will start giving better information to residents and visitors alike on what they need to do and where they need to do it. ^
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