Those who test positive for the coronavirus antibodies should not assume they are protected from getting the virus again, according to the agency.
Dr. Katie Passaretti, chief epidemiologist at Atrium Health in Charlotte, said it was a “move in the positive direction.” “We are continuing to edge into what the world looks like after COVID, with COVID being one of many respiratory viruses that are certain that circulate,” she said...
Last night, the Guangzhou CDC cautioned that people coming or returning to Guangzhou from other provinces must provide a negative COVID test report within 48 hours, immediately report to their community, hotel, or employer,...
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.
“We certainly are treating COVID just like we would treat flu or hand, foot and mouth” disease, said Colagrosso, CEO of A Place To Grow Children’s Center in Oak Hill. As for kids without symptoms who test positive for COVID? Most parents have stop...
In a statement issued on Sunday, Mayor of San Antonio Ron Nirenberg said it is "unacceptable" that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID-19 reading. As of 9 a.m. Sunday (1500 GMT), there were 62 confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the United ...
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he plans on clarifying CDC guidelines for isolation and testing after a positive COVID test. The move comes after the federal agency shortened the recommended quarantine time from 10 days to five for asymptomatic patients, triggering some pushback. Health officials said they...
A total of 110 individuals are under investigation in 26 states, she said. While five cases have been confirmed positive for the virus, 32 cases were confirmed negative. There have been no new cases overnight. Last week, CDC scientists developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) t...
Dec. 23, that are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive for COVID-19. Those workers will be allowed to come back to work after seven days if they test negative and don't have symptoms. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke, ...
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.