US' health protection agency updates definition of COVID-19 'close contact'

US' health protection agency CDC has updated its definition of 'close contact' of someone with coronavirus. According to the previous definition, close contact meant spending 15 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person. It's been changed to a total of 15 minutes or more, meaning multiple encounters that add up to 15 minutes over a 24-hour period also count.

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