CDC Changes Definition of CCP Virus Close Contact

CDC Changes Definition of CCP Virus Close Contact
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on April 23, 2020. Tami Chappell/Getty Images
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Oct. 21 redefined what qualifies as having had close contact with a person infected with the CCP virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.

The new definition now includes brief, repeat encounters that add up to 15 minutes in a 24-hour period. The CDC previously defined close contact as having spent 15 continuous minutes within six feet of someone infected.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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