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U.K. Considers Cutting Isolation Time for Virus Contacts

  • Rules currently require two-week quarantine if notified
  • No final decision made, Northern Ireland Secretary Lewis says
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The U.K. is considering reducing the self-isolation time for the contacts of people who tested positive for the coronavirus, cutting it from two weeks to potentially 10 or seven days.