CDC updates Covid isolation guidelines for people who test positive
People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five
days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
The CDC's new guidance now matches public health advice for flu and
other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you're sick, but return to
school or work once you're feeling better and you've been without a
fever for 24 hours.
The shift reflects sustained decreases in the most severe outcomes of
Covid since the beginning of the pandemic, as well as a recognition
that many people aren't testing themselves for Covid anyway.
"Folks often don't know what virus they have when they first get sick,
so this will help them know what to do, regardless," CDC director Dr.
Mandy Cohen said during a media briefing Friday.
Over the past couple of years, weekly hospital admissions for Covid
have fallen by more than 75%, and deaths have decreased by more than
90%, Cohen said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-isolation-guidelines-cdc-positive-cases-updated-rcna141317
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