Local students may be allowed to quarantine for fewer days if exposed to the novel coronavirus, according to new state guidelines.
Under the new “Low Risk Test and Return” guidelines from the Utah Department of Health, quarantined students, staff members and teachers may return to school early as long as the school verifies that:
— Both the quarantined individual and the person who exposed them were properly wearing face masks,
— The individual gets a negative result on a COVID-19 test taken at least 7 days after the last exposure to the person who tested positive, and
— The individual does not have COVID-19 symptoms. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.
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