<p>Healthcare workers in the United States who test positive for Covid-19 but are asymptomatic can return to work after seven days in isolation, provided they test negative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The new guidance cuts the quarantine time from a previously recommended 10 days, which the CDC said was in preparation for an anticipated increase in Omicron cases. Omicron now accounts for 73% of coronavirus infections in the United States, the CDC said on Monday.</p>.<p>The CDC said the quarantine time can be cut further if there are staffing shortages due to Covid-19, adding that healthcare workers who have been fully vaccinated, including a booster, do not need to quarantine at home following high-risk exposures.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/millions-of-americans-on-the-move-amid-omicrons-christmas-surge-1064151.html" target="_blank">Millions of Americans on the move amid Omicron's Christmas surge</a></strong></p>.<p>However, National Nurses United called it a dangerous decision to weaken isolation guidance for employers and demanded the CDC maintain its existing guidance.</p>.<p>"Weakening Covid-19 guidance now, in the face of what could be the most devastating Covid-19 surge yet, will only result in further transmission, illness, and death," said Triunfo-Cortez, the president of National Nurses United.</p>.<p>White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci had said on Tuesday US health authorities were considering reducing the 10-day recommended quarantine period for Americans who test positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Healthcare workers in the United States who test positive for Covid-19 but are asymptomatic can return to work after seven days in isolation, provided they test negative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The new guidance cuts the quarantine time from a previously recommended 10 days, which the CDC said was in preparation for an anticipated increase in Omicron cases. Omicron now accounts for 73% of coronavirus infections in the United States, the CDC said on Monday.</p>.<p>The CDC said the quarantine time can be cut further if there are staffing shortages due to Covid-19, adding that healthcare workers who have been fully vaccinated, including a booster, do not need to quarantine at home following high-risk exposures.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/millions-of-americans-on-the-move-amid-omicrons-christmas-surge-1064151.html" target="_blank">Millions of Americans on the move amid Omicron's Christmas surge</a></strong></p>.<p>However, National Nurses United called it a dangerous decision to weaken isolation guidance for employers and demanded the CDC maintain its existing guidance.</p>.<p>"Weakening Covid-19 guidance now, in the face of what could be the most devastating Covid-19 surge yet, will only result in further transmission, illness, and death," said Triunfo-Cortez, the president of National Nurses United.</p>.<p>White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci had said on Tuesday US health authorities were considering reducing the 10-day recommended quarantine period for Americans who test positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>