(Joe Lofaro/ CTV News) — People in Quebec who test positive or have symptoms of COVID-19 will now have to isolate for just five days under certain conditions, public health officials announced Tuesday.
The province lowered the isolation guideline, following in the footsteps of other Canadian provinces and the U.S. Center for Disease Control, which did so in December. Previously, people were told to isolate for 10 days.
Going forward in Quebec, people will be allowed to return to normal activities once their symptoms regress or go away, if they have not had a fever for 24 hours and if they wear a face mask and keep a two-metre distance from others over the next five days. (…)