Fri 18 February 2022:
The World Health Organization has reduced the recommended quarantine period for people who have been exposed to the coronavirus under the new guidelines. People who test negative now have seven days to get out of quarantine. Previously, the period of time was 14 days.
In cases where testing to shorten quarantine is not possible, it may be ended after day 10 without testing. This will only be done if the contact presents no symptoms.
This comes at a time when Covid restrictions are being relaxed in a number of countries around the world.
Travel restrictions have been eased in several European nations. Many countries have shortened their quarantine time. In Estonia and Iceland, quarantine time has been reduced to seven days.
Slovenia has also shortened its quarantine time to five days.
The Norwegian government has already lifted its final Covid restrictions as they have scrapped all the social distancing measures. Also, masks are not mandatory now in public spaces.
Not only Norway, but a number of other European countries are considering easing the restrictions. Spain was the first European country to move away from mask mandates recently.
In the Netherlands, restrictions have also been loosened. Non-essential stores, hair salons, and gyms will now be permitted to reopen.
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