quarantine from 10 to 5 days those who work in close contact with the public worry they are now more likely to be exposed. we have policies that are putting this pandemic on the back of the front line workers, rather than supporting us. reporter: in new york, 30% of the fire department s ems is out sick today this morning, the cdc s dr rochelle walensky defending the new guidelines. we have seen relatively low rates of isolation for all of this pandemic sometimes less than a third of people are isolating when they need so we really want to make sure that we have guidelines people are willing to adhere to. reporter: she says that according to the cdc s most recent data, people are most infectious one to two days before symptoms appear and two to three days after so these five days are when you d be the most contagious and according to the cdc when up to 90% of covid transmission occurs five days after you test positive is when the cdc s new isolation rules would end if you are a
russians. that is what russians have been watching as well. but when these meetings expand later in the month, ukraine, especially when they sit down with osce, they will have a seat at the table. this is a process by which ukraine is involved even if they re not involved directly. some team to learn from recent history. nic robertson will have much more in the coming days and weeks. thanks very much. up next, new isolation rules for people who test positive for covid. the cdc director is standing by to tell us about the science behind that decision. that s coming up. with quality that s guaranteed for life, bath fitter doesn t just fit your bath, it fits your high standards.
the first minister said the impact of the soaring case numbers was being closely monitored especially hospital figures, which have been broadly stable but increased by 80 since yesterday. nicola sturgeon said there was need for caution. she told msps she hoped to reach a decision on a change to isolation rules in the next few days. i indicated last week that we were weighing the risks and benefits of shortening the isolation period for indexed cases and also potentially easing the requirement for all household contacts to isolate following a positive case. these are finely balanced judgments and we are considering the current trends in infection carefully. there has been increasing pressure from business and opposition parties. we ve had the ground breaking omicron study that shows while it s more tranmissible, it is less severe. so, first minister, what more information do you need to take
is still a case of watch this thank ou. ., . , , . scotland has experienced a record number of new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. during a virtual recall of the scottish parliament, the first minister nicola sturgeon said a further 15,849 cases had been reported. she said there will be no immediate changes to the current covid restrictions and that her government hopes to reach a decision on isolation rules in the next week. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. the wave of predicted 0micron cases is developing rapidly in scotland. the number of reported covid cases almost doubled in the past week. scotland s national football stadium, hampden park, is now a mass vaccination centre. the scottish government has stressed the urgency for people to get their booster, as cases search. surge. with such a high rate of infection, it will still cause a lot of pressure on our services and we will still see people admitted to hospital with this disease.
we have struggled out at a public health level in my personal opinion, the white house is getting bad medical advice from a small group of individuals who are very like-minded and have shut down other ideas. we got burned badly on masks and we got burned badly on testing. look, if you don t have enough tests to go around, but is clearly a situation we are now. then don t issue broad guidance telling everybody to test. we cannot have it both ways. we cannot have universal testing and a very scarce supply appeared we have got to move to a selective testing policy based on rationing are limited resources, like we do with influenza. gillian: all right dr. macario we have to leave it there. thank you so much and happy new year to you. you too, thanks. rich: 19 months into this pandemic and the u.s. response is still criticized as chaotic. americans are confused about isolation rules, what kind of mask to wear, and how to get the test. the spring and wall street journal editor, at-la