The CDC had previously defined a “close contact” as someone who spent at least 15 consecutive minutes within six feet of a confirmed coronavirus case. The updated guidance, which health departments rely on to conduct contact tracing, now defines a close contact as someone who was within six ...
Continue to monitor federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance for any updates following the CDC’s expanded definition of “close contact.” Conclusion We are continuing to monitor and evaluate the potential impact of the latest CDC guidance and will provide further updates, as ap...
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Interim Guidance for Preventing 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Spreading to Others in Homes and Communities This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and transmission of other viral respiratory infections. CDC will update this interim ...
What should you do if you or someone you have been in close contact with tests positive for coronavirus? How long are you contagious, what are the quarantine guidelines and when can you see people again? Here's a look at the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and P...
Guidance for essential workers state they can continue to work even after exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as long as they remain asymptomatic. Across the US, institutions have been torn between remote instruction or implementing dozens of new measures...
Several states have already announced changes to their COVID restrictions and some governors have asked the CDC for clearer guidance about how to make such decisions, More information Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more onmasks. ...
CDC's official guidance for schools has been that when someone in a school tests positive for COVID-19 infection, those who were deemed to be in close contact should stay out of school, in home quarantine, for 10 days. With the announcement Friday, the CDC is saying both test-to-stay ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has quietly removed controversial guidance from its website that pushed for schools to reopen in the fall and downplayed the transmission risks of COVID-19 to children and others. The documents, one of
Review procedures for rapidly identifying and isolating suspected 2019-nCoV patients, Assure ability to implement triage activities based on public health guidance including at the facility and using remote (i.e., phone, internet-based) methods where ...