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Henry Walke

COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory On When 7-, 10-Day Quarantines Work COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory On When 7-, 10-Day Quarantines Work
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Advisory On When 7-, 10-Day Quarantines Work The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidance regarding quarantines for someone potentially exposed to COVID-19. Initially, the CDC recommended that anyone who may have been exposed to the virus enter a self-quarantine of at least 14 days to allow potential symptoms to subside. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the CDC provided new “acceptable alternatives,” that include a 10-day quarantine for those who remain asymptomatic and seven days if no symptoms surface and a negative test is collected within two days of the final day of quarantine. The CDC defines a close contact as…