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Quarantining and Isolation: When Do You Do It, and Why?

5 min readMar 9, 2020

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What happens if I’m potentially exposed to the virus? Do I need to be quarantined? What does that even mean?

The general rule of thumb seems to be that the quarantine lasts for 14 days, which is twice as long as the…

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Elemental is a former publication from Medium for science-backed health and wellness coverage. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.

Dana G Smith
Dana G Smith

Written by Dana G Smith

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental

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