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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

CDC plans to end five-day Covid isolation guidelines – report

A white plastic stick with a QR code and red lines and letters.
A Covid-19 antigen home test in New York, on 5 April 2023. Photograph: Patrick Sison/AP

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly planning to eliminate its recommendation that people testing positive for Covid-19 should isolate for five days – the first time its guidelines on Covid-19 have changed since December 2021.

People with mild symptoms would be able to return to school or work if they are fever-free for at least 24 hours, the Washington Post reported, citing three people familiar with internal discussions on the policy change.

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