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Another state to add onto Democrat's defying CDC

Nevada continues to encourage close contacts of people with COVID-19 to get tested, despite new federal guidelines

The state of Nevada is continuing to encourage people who have come into close contact with someone who is positive for COVID-19 to get tested for the virus whether or not they have symptoms, though amended guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week now discourage asymptomatic individuals from seeking testing.

Caleb Cage, Nevada’s COVID-19 response director, on Wednesday called the new federal guidelines “not helpful” to the state’s mission to test widely for COVID-19 across the state and said he was “very surprised” by the announcement. Public health experts across the nation have questioned the updated guidelines on the grounds that testing can help identify not only asymptomatic individuals but pre-symptomatic individuals, or those people who are contagious but have yet to develop symptoms of COVID-19.

“It’s important to note that the state of Nevada does in fact recommend testing for close contacts and, to be frank, state and local officials encourage this testing,” Cage said.

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-continues-to-encourage-close-contacts-of-people-with-covid-19-to-get-tested-despite-new-federal-guidelines