Hospitals across the country have responded to the recent influx of COVID-positive patients since December by reinstating mask mandates, yet the CDPH has determined that the right moment to forgo major isolation precautions in work and school environments — neither particularly known for their immaculate hygiene — is now. Rather than resulting in an already reduced isolation period, a positive test now means an infected employee is free to roam the workplace, “recommended” to wear a mask and — in rather subjective terms — “avoid contact” with high-risk individuals for a period of ten days. I’m not thrilled, to say the least. Read more…