In a reversal, CDC now says those exposed to coronavirus should get tested
(World News Science)

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially returned to its previous testing guidance, getting rid of language posted last month that said people who didn`t feel sick didn`t need to get tested. That change had set off a rash of criticism from health experts who couldn`t fathom why the nation`s top public health agency would say such a thing amid a pandemic that has been difficult to control. Health officials were evasive about why they made the change in August, and some speculated...