CDC Changes COVID-19 Guidance On Length Of Isolation For Those With COVID-19

People who have been confirmed with mild to moderate COVID-19 can leave their isolation without receiving a negative test, according to recently revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increasing evidence shows that most people are no longer infectious 10 days after they begin having symptoms of COVID-19. As a result, the CDC is discouraging people from getting tested a second time after they recover.

For people who have tested positive but don't have symptoms, isolation and other precautions can be discontinued 10 days after the date of their first positive test. There are . . .