Several members of the US Congress are now self-quarantining after coming in contact with two congressmen who tested positive for the coronavirus.
The CDC suggests live-streaming funerals to reduce crowds during coronavirus pandemicA sign on the outside of the CDC Emergency Operations Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, January 13. Will Lanzoni/CNN
The Trump administration has urged people to avoid groups of 10 or more to reduce the spread of the coronavirus -- and the CDC offered guidance to the National Funeral Directors Association about alternatives. “Social distancing, hand hygiene and other common sense measures would apply to those events and you may consider limiting the number of high risks individuals who are attending the event to those who are absolutely necessary,” he said.In late February, the CDC issued guidance for funeral directors, medical examiners and pathologists on how to handle the bodies of people who have died from the coronavirus.
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