TOPEKA, Kan. — Two northeast Kansas counties have rejected at least part of the new federal and state guidelines for shortening the time people are quarantined after they’re possibly exposed to COVID-19.
The new guidance says people with no symptoms can end their quarantines after 10 days instead of 14 or after seven days with a negative COVID-19 test. Public health officials in Wyandotte County announced Thursday that they’re sticking with 14-day quarantines, arguing that shorter quarantines risks greater spread of the virus.
Shawnee County’s health officer announced that it will allow people with no symptoms to end their quarantines after 10 days but not any sooner with a negative test.
