Coronavirus Updates: Georgia Will Keep Testing Those Exposed, Even Without Symptoms

Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey speaks during a coronavirus briefing in 2020. (John Bazemore/AP Photo)

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Georgia’s top public health official says the state will continue testing people who’ve been exposed to the coronavirus, even if they’re not showing symptoms.

This past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its coronavirus testing guidelines to say asymptomatic people “do not necessarily need a test,” unless a local public health official recommends it.

Previous guidance from the agency said everyone who’d been exposed should get tested, regardless of symptoms.