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School districts plan to bring students and staff exposed to COVID-19 back to classrooms faster under new health guidelines.
Instead of a 14-day quarantine, those with no symptoms may return after 10 days. A negative COVID-19 test can cut quarantine time to a week.
The Tennessee Department of Health published the new guidelines Tuesday, Dec. 8, following the lead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
CDC says the estimated risk of transmitting COVID-19 after exposure and 10 days of quarantine with no symptoms is 1% to 10%. With no symptoms after seven days and a negative test within its guidelines, the estimated risk of transmitting the disease is 5% to 12%. However it still calls for monitoring symptoms and masking through Day 14.