Health and school officials in the U.S. are ad-libbing quarantine policies for residents returning from coronavirus hot spots like Italy and Japan, as guidance from the federal government hasn’t caught up with the fast-moving virus.
Newton, Mass., health authorities faced a tough decision whether to quarantine a school group returning from a trip to Italy on Feb. 29. Making the choice more difficult: a lack of direction from the U.S. government.
“It would have been very helpful to me to have clearer guidance around travelers from different countries,” said Deborah Youngblood, the commissioner at the Newton Department of Health and Human Services. It decided, with input from state health and school officials, that the 19 Newton North High School students...
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