CDC Reduces Quarantine Time Frames

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it has revised quarantine guidelines for people who may have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The CDC stated on December 2, 2020, that potential virus exposure warrants a quarantine of 10 or seven days, depending on one's test results and symptoms.

If individuals do not develop symptoms, they should quarantine for 10 days. If they test negative, that period can be reduced to just 7-days.

Dr. John Brooks, with the CDC's COVID-19 response team, said this revision was based "on extensive modeling, not just by CDC, but by other agencies and partners."