The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention USA reduces isolation from 10 to 5 days for those who are positive for Covid and asymptomatic.
"The change is motivated by the fact that science tells us that transmission occurs in the two days before the symptoms and in the 2-3 days after," says the CDC, recommending that five days of isolation be followed by another five in which it is worn. the mask when you are close to other people.
A decision made "to allow asymptomatic people to return to work earlier, especially those who carry out jobs deemed essential," says Joe Biden's adviser Anthony Fauci.
No distinction, on this, between vaccinated and unvaccinated. On the other hand, there is a distinction on the close contacts of the positives: those who have made the third dose and have been exposed to the virus will not go into isolation.
The decision comes following the pressure of various economic sectors that have asked to review the rules to deal with the lack of personnel. But it is much criticized, because it is considered "inadequate" to the explosion of the Omicron variant.
(Unioneonline / L)
