CDC wants isolation for asymptomatic patients down to 10 days - News Summed Up

CDC wants isolation for asymptomatic patients down to 10 days


By STELLA CHERONO More by this AuthorThe Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants the isolation period for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients reduced to 10 days. POTENTIALLY CONTAGIOUSUnder the management protocols, the Ministry of Health says that people with Covid-19 should be considered potentially contagious from two days before to 14 days following the onset. A number of people who have tested positive for the virus, including Dr Amakove Wala, hope that the ministry will adopt the CDC recommendations. This isolation is not for the faint-hearted,” Dr Wala said on her social media pages. Another patient, Ms Doris Amadala told the Nation that she had been in isolation in Eldoret for 18 days despite having no symptoms.


Source: Daily Nation July 29, 2020 05:37 UTC



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