California now says people with COVID can leave home earlier than before, if their symptoms are mild and improving. But they need to mask up, or risk infecting others.
Anti-COVID therapeutic drugs are widely available, but some public health officials acknowledge that many still run into barriers trying to get a prescription.
Those who test positive need to isolate and stay home only while they have symptoms. Those who test positive, but remain asymptomatic, do not need to do so.