The CDC still doesn’t say people need to test negative to leave their isolation, but its newly updated guidance now says that anyone ending isolation who “has access to a test” and “wants to test” can do so.
If they test positive, they should isolate for another five days, the CDC says. But if they are symptom free after five days and haven’t tested, they can also go out in the world again. Either way, they should keep wearing a mask for five more days. And they really shouldn’t travel, but still can if they wear a mask and in no circumstance is it necessary to test negative.
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What they’re saying: “The newly updated @CDCgov isolation guidance adds to the confusional state,” tweeted Eric Topol, executive vice president of Scripps Research.
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