<span style="color: #222222;">Italy's Health Ministry is asking government advisers to evaluate new World Health Organization recommendations saying that people with COVID-19 can come out of isolation before they test negative for the coronavirus. <br />''<br />''The WHO last week said patients who spent 10 consecutive days in isolation with symptoms can be released if they are then symptom-free for at least three days.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Previously, WHO recommended ending the isolation of infected people only after they twice tested negative on samples taken 24 hours apart.  <br />''<br />''The change is significant given that many countries are grappling with how to deal with thousands of people who are technically infected with the virus but may not still pose a transmission risk to others.</span> <br />