Updated guidance for local health departments and government partners about home isolation and quarantine for COVID-19

While limited information is available to perfectly characterize the duration of viral shedding for persons with COVID-19, adoption of a common standard for discontinuing isolation recommendations is needed for making decisions about return to work and home isolation.  The current recommendation is that discontinuation of isolation can occur without the need for follow-up COVID-19 testing (“test-of-cure”) if certain conditions are met.