The Centers for Disease Control has updated its guidelines on what people should do if they are diagnosed with coronavirus.
The revised quarantine guidelines say that people who test positive for COVID should be quarantined for 10 days after the onset of symptoms. Quarantine can end when the patient shows a general improvement in symptoms, including being fever-free for at least 24 hours without the help of fever-reducing medications. Asymptomatic patients can complete isolation 10 days after the date of their first positive test.
“This update incorporates recent evidence to inform the duration of isolation and recommended precautions to avoid transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to others, while limiting unnecessary prolonged isolation and unnecessary use of laboratory testing resources,” the CDC said in a statement.
Previously, the CDC recommended quarantined for 14 days and had two negative tests to end isolation.
The CDC cautions, however, that some people with serious illnesses may still have a “prolonged duration of isolation” of up to 20 days.
One thing that hasn’t changed: People who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 must stay home for at least 14 days after their initial exposure.
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Fauci: Covid can never be eradicated
The world may have to learn to live with coronaviruses, according to the leading virus expert in the United States.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that while he feels that the world can control the coronavirus, he may never completely eliminate it.
“I think that with a combination of good public health measures, a degree of herd immunity in the herd and a good vaccine, which I hope and feel cautiously optimistic that we will get, I think that when we put them together, we will get control of this, already be this year or next. I’m not sure, “said Fauci. “I really don’t see us eradicating it.”
Fauci said that one of the challenges of tackling the coronavirus is its unique nature.
“I have never seen an infection that has such a wide range, literally symptom free, in a substantial proportion of the population, some who get sick with mild symptoms, some who get sick enough to stay in bed for weeks “Fauci said. Others are hospitalized, require oxygen, intensive care, ventilation and death. Participation with the same pathogen is very unique. “
Ohio Governor orders masks
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that all citizens should wear masks in public.
The state had already ordered skins for certain COVID access points in the state. The new measure takes effect Thursday at 6 p.m. and requires people to wear masks indoors anywhere other than a residence, in outdoor locations where 6-foot social distancing is not feasible, and when waiting at the line for public transport.
People with medical conditions or who communicate with someone with a disability, as well as people who participate in sports activities, officials in religious services, those who participate in public safety or those who eat or drink are exempt.
Nashville orders restaurants to close at 10 pm
Nashville Mayor John Cooper said restaurants in the city of Tennessee should close every day at 10 p.m. starting this Friday.
Cooper said the order covers restaurants and restaurants that “ended up being bars in practice” and any establishment that offers alcohol. Take-out service will be allowed to continue after 10 pm
Nashville has reported some 18,000 coronavirus cases, with 155 virus-related deaths and 200 current hospitalizations.
