DUBLIN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Irish government on Wednesday announced a number of changes to its existing rules regarding the isolation and testing for COVID-19 cases and close contacts. Under the new rules, the self-isolation period for a person who has COVID-19 will be shortened to ...
COVID-19: Around 10,000 food supply chain workers will become exempt from self-isolation rules as daily testing is phased in It comes as Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng admitted the government is "very concerned" as more than 600,000 individuals were...
LJUBLJANA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- From Wednesday, Slovenia will relax the rules on mandatory self-isolation after being in contact with a positive case of COVID-19, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said on Monday. The government's aim is to keep the country's overburdened hospitals functioning,...
Rules on isolation rooms for suspected covid-19 cases in GP surgeries to be relaxedGPs seeing patients who might have covid-19 can give them a face mask and ask them to sit two metres away from other people in the surgery if no spare room is available, new guidance is expected to say...
protocols. The CDC says that science now shows the majority of COVID-19 transmission happens early in the illness, generally in the first one to two days before symptoms start and the two to three days thereafter. Therefore, effective immediately, the new guidance shortens the isolation and qua...
“But this week, for example, the Pfizer CEO said they could demonstrate efficacy with very small numbers (Herper2020a) of cases in the placebo and vaccine groups; these numbers seem totally out of line with what would be considered stopping rules. I mean, you're talking about giving a va...
In other areas, people who have been to high-risk areas within the previous seven days will have 7-day centralized isolation, while those who traveled to medium-risk areas will undergo 7-day home quarantine. Low-risk areas refer to...
Shorter COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations January 4, 2022 According to U.S. health officials, asymptomatic people who catch COVID-19 can now isolate for 5 days instead of 10 days. Same for their close contacts, who need to quarantine after being alerted that they’ve been ...
Senior members of NSW's COVID and Economic Recovery Committee met on Tuesday evening, and it is understood that the easing of isolation rules was at the top of their agenda. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard, in confirming the likely end of the rules, conceded that such changes would need ...
With new isolation rules for arrivals in Australia, Australian Tourism Export Council on Monday warned of job losses, saying "the damage to our inbound tourism sector across Australia will deliver a significant blow to Australia's economy and, with more than 600,000 people employed in tourism jo...