People who test positive after 5 days should isolate for another 5 days, while people who test negative should still follow the guidance for those who don’t test: until day 10, wear a mask, avoid high-risk people, don’t travel or eat or drink around others
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesdayaround what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest guidance to shorten the isolation down to five days without calling for a negative test was confusing and lax.
“As such, regardless of the test result, wearing a well-fitting mask is still recommended,” the guidance said. "CDC's new guidance to drop isolation of positives to 5 days without a negative test is reckless," Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist and chief scientific officer at eMed tweeted last week following the initial announcement. "I absolutely don't want to sit next to someone who turned [positive] five days ago and hasn't tested [negative].
"It really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate,” she said in an interview last week with CNN. "You can end isolation after 5 full days if you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and your other symptoms have improved," according to CDC guidance.
"If you are unable to wear a mask when around others, you should continue to isolate for a full 10 days. Avoid people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease, and nursing homes and other high-risk settings, until after at least 10 days," according to the CDC.As for the testing component, the CDC recommends that people who can and want to test should do so around day five, if they have been fever-free for 24 hours.
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