US national advice says close contacts may not need COVID-19 tests

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US national advice says close contacts may not need COVID-19 tests
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who have been in close contact with confirmed coronavirus cases don't need to be tested if they don't have any symptoms.

"We've outlined guidance for countries that are at different stages of their outbreak, whether they have a small number of cases or a large number of cases, and it's up to the countries to adapt that testing strategy to the needs of the country, depending on the capacities they have, depending on the intensity of transmission that they have," she said.1. All people presenting with fever or acute respiratory illness .

, Admiral Girior was asked if top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci had singed off on the final recommendations and paused before responding to the question. "We worked on this all together to make sure that there was absolute consensus that reflected the best possible evidence, and the best public health for the American people," Admiral Girior said.Fauci says he wasn't part of discussions

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