U.S. health officials on Monday cut recommendations for isolation restrictions for Americans diagnosed with the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop.
The decision also was driven by a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, propelled by the Omicron variant.
Early research suggests Omicron may cause milder illnesses than earlier versions of the coronavirus. But
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