COVID Guidelines

The omicron variant has changed some of what many came to know about the coronavirus and how it spreads, but now with new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some are wondering when they are most contagious and for how long after contracting the virus?

Illinois’ health department said it will adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revised guidelines on isolation and quarantine for COVID.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines on isolation for symptom-free COVID patients and for those exposed to the virus, prompting many experts and residents to question the decision and to urge those who have tested positive for COVID to remain cautious. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has more.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines on isolation for symptom-free COVID patients and for those exposed to the virus, prompting many experts and residents to question the decision and to urge those who have tested positive for COVID to remain cautious.

U.S. health officials cut isolation restrictions from Americans who catch COVID-19 from 10 to five days.