CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all
FILE - A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms, Friday, Aug., 20, 2021, in Wrightsville, Georgia. On Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, U.S. health officials cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days and also shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Last week, the agency loosened rules that previously called on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive.
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