Philadelphia is averaging its highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began while also dealing with test kit shortages. Meanwhile, health workers say they're 'pretty burned out.'
to rising infections among health care workers, allowing those who test positive for the virus to return to work after seven days if they test negative and do not have any symptoms. The previous quarantine period was 10 days.for infected members of the general public and their close contacts from 10 days to 5.
Rochelle Walensky, the agency’s director, said the change in guidelines was made to “make sure there is a mechanism by which we can safely continue to keep society functioning while following the science." Some doctors, however, have labelled the move as “Meanwhile, the country is also dealing with a shortage of COVID-19 test kits, which has caused people to wait in long lines to get tested.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has responded by instructing people who think they’re infected but can’t get a test toand isolate from others for five days. After that, the agency recommends people wear a mask around others for five more days after coming out of isolation. “We can beat this wave of COVID, but we need to get back to doing the things that kept us safe during previous waves: don’t gather indoors, wear your mask when around others, stay home even if you feel a tiny bit sick,” Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said in a news release this week.
Health experts recommend people get vaccinated for the virus and receive their booster shot. Though that may not prevent so-called breakthrough infections among the vaccinated, vaccinated individuals are less“The worst part of this surge should be over in a few weeks and we should soon have more tests available to let us test to ensure safety before gathering. But right now is a time for extreme caution,” Bettigole said..
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