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CDC Expands Definition of Close Contact for Coronavirus

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/21/coronavirus-close-contact-cdc/

by hanklazard • 6 years ago

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hanklazard• 6 years ago

"The CDC had previously defined a “close contact” as someone who spent at least 15 consecutive minutes within six feet of a confirmed coronavirus case. The updated guidance, which health departments rely on to conduct contact tracing, now defines a close contact as someone who was within six feet of an infected individual for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, according to a CDC statement Wednesday."

This change will speed the closing of schools as even single cases will tag out even larger groups of people for 2 weeks at a time.

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