Repeated short-term interactions may be just as risky as long-term exposure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its definition of what it means to be a “close contact” of a person infected with COVID-19.
“Someone who was within six feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period” starting two days before symptom onset is now considered a close contact. A new case report suggests that repeated short-term interactions with an infected person may be just as dangerous as single 15-minute exposures.of what it means to be a “close contact” of a person infected with the novel coronavirus.
Previous guidelines defined a close contact as someone who had spent at least 15 consecutive minutes within six feet of a person diagnosed with COVID-19. The CDC now considers a close contact astotal of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period”
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