People who test positive for COVIDno longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. TheCDC’s new guidancenow matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you’re sick, but return to school or work on...
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.
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for 5 days, CDC officials announced on Friday. The CDC changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day s...
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on “Preventing Spread of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 ...
New, proposed guidance being weighed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
New guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
In December, the CDC reduced the isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to five days from 10, if asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a mask when around others. The guidance did not include a negative test to leave isolation or quarantine.■...
At one point, the CDC created a 10-day isolation period for those who test positive. Eventually that was dropped to a 5-day period, andnow will be eliminated altogether.The new policy would put a positive COVID test inline with someone who has the common flu, RSV, or a bad cold. ...
Here's a look at the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do if you test positive or believe you were exposed to someone who has. How Soon Might Symptoms Appear? According to the CDC, COVID symptoms can appear anywhere from two to 14 days ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, expanding the recommended time between the initial two vaccine doses to eight weeks for certain people. ...