CDC Expected to Ease Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation This Spring

Isolation may no longer be necessary if you have COVID-19 – and have been fever-free for 24 hours with mild or improving symptoms.

That’s according to the Washington Post, which reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to ease COVID-19 guidance this spring. The planned shift was reportedly discussed in a briefing with state health officials last week.

Since 2021, the agency has said people should isolate for at least five days after a positive test, then continue to mask. The updated guidance would bring COVID-19 in line with guidance for other respiratory viruses, such as the flu.