Coronavirus: Ohio to follow new CDC quarantine guidelines - Hamilton Journal News

The new guidance calls for a 10-day quarantine if the exposure did not require testing and there are no symptoms, and a seven-day quarantine if COVID-19 test results are negative and there are no symptoms.

Bruce Vanderhoff: Quarantine only works when we actually stick with it.

Quarantine can be reduced further to seven days, Vanderhoff said, if an individual has no symptoms and receives a negative test on day five or later.

“Staying home for 14 days after contact is still the safest way to limit possible spread of COVID-19,” Vanderhoff said.

“In every case — whether quarantining for 14 days, or 10, or seven — maintain social distance of at least 6 feet and wear a mask when around others,” Vanderhoff said