CDC is about to make a surprising change to coronavirus quarantine guidelines
- The CDC is working on a big change to coronavirus quarantine guidelines for people who have been in contact with infected individuals.
- The new recommendations will advise a quarantine period of 7-10 days instead of 14 days — that's right, the timeframe will actually be shortened.
- Ending the quarantine will require a negative COVID-19 test.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommend a 14-day quarantine period for anyone who has been in contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19. The measure is meant to reduce the risk of presymptomatic and asymptomatic transmission, in order to help stop the spread of the disease. After contact with a COVID-19-positive person, an individual risks developing symptoms anywhere from two to 14 days after that contact. Moreover, the contact individual would also be infectious a few days before the onset of symptoms, at which point he or she could unknowingly spread the illness to other people. In a move that will surprise many people, however, CDC officials are now working on new guidelines that could reduce the quarantine period significantly.
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