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Britain will drop COVID-19 self-isolation requirements on Thursday, Johnson announces

4:25pm February 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

"Covid will not suddenly disappear," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament on Monday, adding that "restrictions pose a heavy toll on our economy, our society, our mental well-being."

People form a large crowd as they attempt to receive COVID-19 testing kits from city workers distributing the kits along Flatbush Avenue on December 24, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The city is handing out thousands of the kits, which in

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New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

7:52pm December 28, 2021

by Pien Huang

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement, would have made the policy safer, experts say.

Dr. Kristen Kendrick walks us through what to do if and when we test positive for COVID-19 or develop mild symptoms. How long must we isolate at home? What about our housemates? How do keep the food coming? When can we go outside again?

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What To Do If You Test Positive For The Coronavirus This Winter

2:17pm December 04, 2020

by Kristen Kendrick

Here's how to self-isolate, what the new quarantine guidance means for your household, and which symptoms signal you need immediate emergency care.

Debbie Sorensen, an infectious disease nurse with Salt Lake County Public Health Department in Salt Lake City, talks by phone with a woman who recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Sorensen is one of the county's 130 contact tracers aiming to slow

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When You Can't Quarantine At Home: COVID-19 Contact Tracers Aim To Help

6:00am June 10, 2020

by Andrew Becker

Public health experts say tracing the close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus and getting them all into quarantine is crucial to stopping the pandemic. That's easier said than done.

A sign on the M8 motorway last week in Glasgow, Scotland.

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The Science Behind A 14-Day Quarantine After Possible COVID-19 Exposure

6:38pm April 01, 2020

What's behind the "14 days of self-quarantine" guidance after exposure to someone with COVID-19 or after travel from a place with a high number of cases? Think of yourself as a potential incubator.

Depending on your health status, you may need to isolate, self-quarantine or simply practice social distancing. All these measures slow community transmission of the coronavirus.

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Self-Quarantine? Isolation? Social Distancing? What They Mean And When To Do Them

5:28pm March 16, 2020

by Julie Appleby

If someone tells you, "I'd love to go to dinner, but I'm socially distancing," don't be offended. It's likely they are trying to do their part for public health.