Quarantine

The Center's for Disease Control has issued an update that shortens the recommended isolation and quarantine period for people with COVID-19 but still recommends masking. An Ohio Health official is worried people will not follow the masking guidelines.

Columbus City Schools has adopted the new quarantine guidelines for students and staff issued this week by the Ohio Department of Health.

Ohio is changing its guidance on quarantining kids who have been exposed to COVID in a school setting. The change comes after a pilot program in Warren County showed students could stay in school, wearing masks, without spreading the virus.

Madison County's prosecutor interprets state law to say that schools should only require a quarantine if students have physical contact with a COVID-positive person. The county's board of health followed that interpretation, which makes the county unique among other counties in its quarantine protocols.

Gov. Mike DeWine says he vetoed a controversial bill that would limit the health department's ability to issue public health orders during…

Ohio State University officials are extending travel restrictions due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. They now include university-sponsored…

No one can say whether the tough measures will help defeat coronavirus, But they've definitely changed daily life — and raised concerns.

Governments and health organizations are scrambling to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which has been blamed for nearly 2,000 deaths…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants more flexibility in deciding whom to quarantine and why. But critics say the changes the agency has proposed raise civil liberties questions.