On March 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped its long-standing recommendation that people with COVID-19 should isolate themselves for at least five days to avoid ...
A CDC strategy for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation that relies on symptom checking instead of testing may result in patients returning to their communities too soon, according to a letter ...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- San Antonio officials say a patient who was mistakenly released from the Texas Center for Infectious Disease facility spent two hours at a mall after she was let go. Mayor Ron ...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Coronavirus isolation is making it harder for people battling alcoholism and drug abuse. Myrover-Reese Fellowship Home is a group in Fayetteville that's spent nearly six ...
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- The city of Hoboken is now asking residents to self-isolate due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Ravinder Bhalla announced Tuesday the self-isolation policy, which aims ...
OMAHA, Neb. (KABC) -- A Santa Clarita man who remains in isolation in Nebraska after testing positive for coronavirus said his health is improving, but tests still ...
Seniors are especially vulnerable to isolation, now more than ever (photo: John McCarten/City Council) Senior centers are closed. Visitation to nursing homes has been suspended. Social distancing ...
Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the ...
A British man is starting to see people again after spending around five years in isolation since the U.K. announced the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. Karl Knights, who is from Suffolk in the ...