The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will present new guidelines regarding the recommended duration of quarantine, after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19.
The CDC will recommend that
people resume normal activity after 10 days
or 7 days if they receive a negative result on a coronavirus test.
According to confidential information provided to our sister network NBC News by a federal official prior to the official announcement, the policy change had been discussed for some time, based on studies on the incubation period of the virus.
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The new guideline would speed up the return to normal activities of those considered "close contacts" of those infected with this virus, which has affected more than
13.5 million Americans and caused at least 270,000 deaths
.
The quarantine is intended to keep a person who may have been exposed to COVID 19 away from other individuals, as a measure to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Although the CDC had said that the incubation period for the virus was extended to two weeks, most people developed symptoms and became
potentially contagious within 4-5 days after exposure.
It is not the first time that the CDC has adjusted its guidance for the new coronavirus due to the development of studies and research.
In July, the agency shortened its recommendation on how long a person should remain in isolation after experiencing COVID 19 symptoms from 14 days to 10 days, as long as they are no longer ill.
With information from NBC News.
