Michigan Won’t Follow Updated CDC Guidance on Shortened Quarantine, Isolation Times

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to members of the press in Detroit, Mich., on April 6, 2021. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has said that it won’t adopt federal guidelines shortening the COVID-19 isolation from 10 days to five days.

“The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) intends to review the supporting evidence behind this guidance, while awaiting additional information from the CDC, specifically for special populations and in high-risk settings,” the MDHHS said in a statement.