CDC Reduces Recommended Quarantine Period After Exposure
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CDC to reduce length of recommended quarantine following COVID-19 exposureThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of days one should quarantine after being exposed to the coronavirus from 14 days to between seven and 10 days.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, made the announcement during a White House coronavirus task force meeting Tuesday.
Redfield informed Vice President Mike Pence and the task force that the CDC will be issuing new guidance on the number of days that a person who has been in direct contact with the COVID-19 virus should quarantine “soon,”...
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CDC shortens quarantine period to 10 days with no symptomsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the recommended quarantine period from 14 days after a person has been exposed to the coronavirus, offering two alternatives, the agency said Wednesday.
The first alternative is to end quarantine after 10 days if no symptoms are reported, Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC’s Covid-19 incident manager, said on a call with reporters. The second option is to end quarantine after seven days if an individual tests negative and also reports no symptoms.
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CDC says recommended quarantine time after COVID-19 exposure may be shortened to 7 or 10 days, down from 14The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the recommended days a person must quarantine after coronavirus exposure from 14 days to seven or 10 days.
The new guidelines announced Wednesday say people who have close contact with an infected person can end their quarantine after seven days if they receive a negative test or after 10 days without a test.
The CDC defines close contact as 15 minutes total spent 6 feet or closer to an infected person. Dr. Henry Walke, incident manager for the CDC’s COVID-19 response,...
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