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The CDC finally has a simple interactive tool that tells you when to test yourself and how long to quarantine if you're exposed to COVID. Here's how it works.
The tool is long overdue, but it's a great way to quickly assess how long you could be contagious, …
Hilary Brueck
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A US lawyer who flew to China in January says he ended up in government-mandated quarantines and isolation for 3 straight months before he flew home
Los Angeles-based Xue Liangquan tried to visit his family in China. He ended up spending months in …
Weilun Soon
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A man who has tested positive for COVID-19 for the last 14 months is petitioning authorities to let him hug his grandkids, reports say
Muzzafer Kayasan, who has leukemia, has tested positive for COVID-19 on 78 occasions. He has been u…
Joshua Zitser
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A Chinese woman stuck in a 14-day quarantine watched helplessly via a surveillance camera as her dog demolished her living room and wardrobe
The woman's story generated widespread discussion in China of how pets should be dealt with when th…
Matthew Loh
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A simple guide to understanding the CDC's exasperating COVID-19 rules
The CDC released new advice saying you can stop isolating after 5 days. Buried in the fine print: y…
Hilary Brueck
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Some US Navy sailors spent Christmas quarantining in a hotel in Guantánamo Bay after testing positive for COVID-19
The NYT reported that 25% of the USS Milwaukee's crew tested positive and that some quarantined in …
Grace Dean
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The CDC shortened its COVID-19 isolation recommendation to 5 days for asymptomatic people after some disease experts said 10 days was too long
The CDC's 10-day isolation period was excessive, experts say. The agency also reduced quarantine gu…
Aria Bendix
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What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 cases are surging again. Here's how to test for COVID-19, and what to do if you test posit…
Mia de Graaf,Andrea Michelson
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The Omicron variant appeared to spread between two fully vaccinated people in separate hotel rooms in Hong Kong, early research suggests
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong said the variant most likely spread across a corridor in…
Natalie Musumeci
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Aside from vaccination, mask-wearing seems the most effective tool for combating COVID-19, a major study suggests
But the researchers bemoaned a lack of quality data on quarantine, lockdowns, and school closures, …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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CDC shortens quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron variant and staff shortages
If a healthcare facility is facing significant staff shortages, boosted workers face "no work restr…
Lauren Frias
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The couple accused of escaping their isolation hotel in the Netherlands complains forced quarantine is 'worse than a prison'
The couple was arrested after they boarded a flight to Spain after breaking COVID-19 quarantine fol…
Rebecca Cohen
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IN PICS: Mitra and other humanoid robots help COVID-19 patients stuck in quarantine across hospitals in India
In the far corner of India’s national capital New Delhi, a robot is helping coronavirus patients ke…
Prabhjote Gill
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A woman shared a brutal video that shows 2 health workers beating her dog to death while she was in COVID-19 quarantine
Snowball, a three-year-old Samoyed, was heard whimpering and squealing as two workers dressed in PP…
Cheryl Teh
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What to do if your child is exposed to COVID-19 at school, from quarantine etiquette to testing
If you get a contact tracing alert that your child has been exposed to COVID-19, here are a few sim…
Andrea Michelson
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A Singapore court sent a British man to prison for leaving his quarantine hotel room to see his fiancée upstairs
Nigel Skea walked up an emergency staircase to visit his fiancée, prosecutors said. He was sentence…
Bill Bostock
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A couple who visited South Africa were arrested for escaping their quarantine hotel in the Netherlands and trying to flee the country
The couple were quarantining in a hotel near Amsterdam alongside at least 13 people who had the Omi…