While Minnesota will move to the 10-day recommended quarantine after close contact, whoever is able is still asked to keep a full 14 days apart.
ST Paul, Min – Minnesota is shortening the length of its Covid-19 quarantine to align with recent shifts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Last week, the CDC released its quarantine guidelines for people who have had close contact with the COVID-19 case. New guide Allows people to close quarantine after 10 days, or after seven days with a negative test on day five or so
CDC still supports 14-day quarantine, According to its website, But trying to balance the “reduced burden against the small probability of the virus spreading”.
Related: CDC shortens quarantine guidelines for 10 days; 7 days with negative test
Wallace and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) were left to adjust Minnesota’s guidance in light of the change until Wallace announced Monday that the state would join the CDC.
The governor noted that science has been evolving since the first outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. He reiterated that 14 days is still the normal time limit where anyone approached Kovid-19 has been seen to pass it.
“Obviously, the longer you quarantine, the less chance you have of spreading it to someone,” Walze said. “But what we’ve found is that you’re less likely to spread it to other people after 10 days.”
Valez said short-term quarantine is just a calculated move to get more people to follow the guidelines.
“Science has not changed, it is just an improvement to ensure it can achieve the highest compliance,” Walze said. “If we can get even more people to quarantine for 10 days, it will affect the spread of the virus. And the belief here is that science has the ability to intersect and people to follow it to stop the spread of the virus.”
Wallace said Minnesota still recommends that “if you are able” you should stay full 14 days after close contact. But he acknowledged that not everyone can do this easily.
“Being able to quarantine for 14 days, it sometimes gives you the privilege or luxury that you can,” Wallace said.
The CDC says it has eliminated the need for quarantine because it will “make it easier to isolate people by reducing the time they can’t work.”
MDH Commissioner Jan Malak Mal said on Monday that the change in the CDC has given states an “option” to shorten their quarantine guidelines. McCallum said health officials believe there is a “net benefit” in getting more people to comply by shifting to shorter exposures and finally cutting down on low-risk days.
“Their risk of becoming infected is reduced by as much as 14 days,” McCallum said. “But it’s not risk-free. … there’s still a small risk.”
Therefore, it is important to monitor the symptoms for a full 14 days, the owner said.
“Any symptom means you should go back,” said Chris Ehresman, MDH’s director of infectious disease.
McCallum insisted that “quarantine” is different from “loneliness”. Quarantine is the period that a person should stay at home after having close contact with a COVID-19 case. This is different from loneliness when a person should admit himself after a positive test. Guidelines for isolation are available when you are sick On the MDH website, And it hasn’t changed.
Ehresman said there are some circumstances where the MDH does not recommend shortening the quarantine period:
- In contact with the house
- Collective living contact
- If you are a congregation worker
- If you are a health care worker
Ehresman clarified that if any member of the household has contact with the COVID-19 case, the rest of the family need not be isolated. However, if he contracts Kovid-19 after a member of the household, his family must be quarantined for a full 14 days. He also said MDH is “in dialogue” with health care facilities, because the 14-day quarantine makes it so difficult for employees.
Wallace again told Minnesota that wearing a mask is one of the most important things he can do to prevent the spread of COVID. He said 72૨% of Minnesotans report wearing a mask when they go out. Malcolm said data from late September and October surveys show that Minnesotans are doing better by wearing masks in public, for example, but self-report states that they are less aware when they are socializing with friends and family. Have.
Walz said on Tuesday, they would hold a news conference to give more details about Minnesota’s vaccine rollout plans.
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