On Friday, March 1, 2024, the U.S. Center for Disease and Control “CDC” released an updated Respiratory Virus Guidance in response to the decreasing risk that COVID-19 poses to the population. The updated Guidance recommends two actions if someone gets sick with a respiratory virus (including COVID-19):
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Stay at home and away from others until at least twenty-four (24) hours after both:
Your symptoms are getting better overall, and you have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
- Resume normal activities, and use added prevention strategies over the next five days, such as taking more steps for cleaner air, enhancing your hygiene practices, wearing a well-fitting mask, keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses. People can choose to use these prevention strategies at any time. Since some people remain contagious beyond the “stay-at-home” period, taking added precautions can lower the chance of spreading respiratory viruses to others.
Effective immediately, the City will be following the most updated Guidance released by the CDC as outlined above. Please post on the message boards for employees who do not have access to email.