World Dec 27 Foreign firms welcome China ending COVID-19 quarantine for travelers By Joe McDonald, Associated Press
World Dec 26 China to drop COVID quarantine requirement for incoming passengers People coming to China will still need a negative virus test 48 hours before departure and passengers will be required to wear protective masks on board. By Associated Press
World Nov 25 Beijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic. By Associated Press
Health Aug 11 CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines, drops quarantine and social distancing recommendations The nation's top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. By Mike Stobbe, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Health Dec 28 New CDC isolation and quarantine guidelines confuse some and raise questions U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. By Zeke Miller, Katie Foody, Associated Press
Jul 18 In U-turn, UK’s Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine. Continue reading
Dec 01 CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days or 7 with test By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation. Continue reading
Nov 24 For holiday travel, England uses tests to reduce quarantines By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on the British government's coronavirus safe list, reducing it to as little as five days if they test negative for COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 08 Schools face big virus test as students return to classroom By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press As the school year approaches, educators are developing different policies to respond to COVID 19 outbreaks. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 4:49 How to form a COVID-19 social ‘bubble’ or ‘quaranteam’ By Megan Thompson As the country begins to open up, more people may be considering expanding their social circles beyond their immediate household. MIT Technology Review’s Gideon Lichfield recently broke two months of isolation to form a “bubble” or “quaranteam” with friends, and… Continue watching