The CDC no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on “Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses W...
Closing in on the four years since much of the world seemed to shut down during the initialglobal onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped the five-day isolation guideline for the virus. According to the CDC, theguidelines for COVID-19are ...
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. The health agency changed its longstanding guidance, saying people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for COVID-19 – under which the virus that essentially shut down the world four years ago will be treated more like the flu. The new guidelines end guidance for Americans to stay home for five days after...
The agency's new guidance also moves away from anearlier recommendationon using test results to decide when to stop isolation after an infection. "While COVID-19 at-home testing can give a rough approximation of whether a person is still infectious, at-home testing for other respiratory viruses...
its updated guidance, the CDC said people who have recovered from the virus and have isolated for at least five days can take a rapid test if they want, but they don't have to — falling far short of making an outright recommendation to get a negative Covid test be...
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
Is This the First Change for COVID-19 Isolation Guidelines? No. The CDC originally advised 10 days of isolation, but in late 2021 cut it to 5 days for Americans who catch the coronavirus and have no symptoms or only brief illnesses. Under that guidance, isolation only ends if a person ...
The CDC also noted that states and countries that have already shortened recommended isolation periods have not seen increased hospitalizations or deaths from Covid-19. The announcement doesn’t mean all viruses act the same or have the same impact, Cohen noted. Instead, she said that having a...