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Coronavirus: US health chiefs reverse advice on Covid-19 testing – Yahoo News Australia
The CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.
US health officials have rowed back on controversial advice issued last month that said people without Covid-19 symptoms should not get tested.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says anyone in close contact with a known infected person should take a test.
Friday’s “clarification” returns the CDC’s stance on testing to its previous guidance, before the August alteration.
Reports said the controversial advice had not been given by scientists.
Sources quoted by the New Yo…
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