No need to quarantine for up to 3 months after recovering from COVID-19, CDC says
People who have recovered from COVID-19 don’t need to quarantine for up to three months after the infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The updated guidance suggests the people who have tested positive for the coronavirus have a low risk of reinfection during that time period. The CDC did not announce the new guidelines, instead updating its website with information about quarantining after exposure to people with the virus.
“People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to 3 months as long as they do not develop symptoms again,” according to the CDC. “People who develop symptoms again within 3 months of their first bout of COVID-19 may need to be tested again if there is no other cause identified for their symptoms.”
A CDC spokesman told The New York Times “there is no evidence to date of any reinfection within 90 days of the initial diagnosis.”
CDC officials said although the risk of reinfection is low for three months, “it’s important these individuals continue to social distance, wear masks, and practice good hand hygiene until scientists know more about long-term immunity against COVID,” The Hill reported.
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