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CDC Updates ‘Close Contact’ Guidelines: 6 Feet Isn’t Enough | Elemental – Elemental
The news impacts our understanding of social distancing and will change who gets notified when someone tests positive for Covid-19.
Six Feet Is Not Enough and 15 Minutes Is Too Long
The coronavirus ignores this outdated social distancing measure
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just updated its definition of close contact with a person infected with Covid-19 wording that should influence how all of us think about social distancing, and which will change who gets traced and notified when someone tests positive. Close contact had been defined as 15 continuous minutes or…
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