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What the CDC’s New Definition of ‘Close Contact’ Really Means – Lifehacker Australia
Repeated brief encounters with the same person are now considered close contact, according to a tweak to the U.S. CDC’s definition. Previously, for somebody to…
Repeated brief encounters with the same person are now considered close contact, according to a tweak to the U.S. CDCs definition.
Previously, for somebody to be a close contact, they had to remain within 1.5 metres of you for a stretch of at least 15 minutes. The change recognises that, according to recent research, you dont have to spend 15 minutes with the same person all at once. If you see the same person multiple times a day for a few minutes at a time, they are still considered a close contact…
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