If a person tests negative for COVID-19 after five days, the CDC can recommend that they be removed from isolation.
The CDC updated its recommended isolation policy for people with COVID-19, which was to be 10 days to five days, if they didn't have any symptoms. The CDC said that they should wear a mask around other people.
The CDC designed the new rules to support businesses and prevent staffing shortages instead of keeping employees safe, according to unions.
Fauci told ABC News that there has been some concern about why people don't get tested during that time. That is something that is being considered.
Fauci told ABC News that testing could be included in the CDC's recommendation.
Fauci told ABC News that the CDC could announce something in the next couple of days.
Fauci told CNN that it was reasonable to test people who have no symptoms during the second half of their quark.
He told CNN that the CDC is going to clarify the guidance soon.
Fauci told CNN that the CDC made the decision that releasing people from the 10-day isolation period early would be relatively low risk.
He told CNN that he wanted to get people out into the workplace if they were symptom free. There's a big picture of trying to do it in a way that is scientifically sound, but that also gets people back to work.
