In a 26–14 vote, the Kansas Senate approved a bill to protect the privacy of individuals exposed to COVID-19, KFDI reports. The bill would differentiate COVID-19 from other infectious diseases and make special contact-tracing rules — enacted by the Legislature and set to expire May 1 — permanent. Public health groups objected to different rules for certain diseases.
1 April 2021
Kansas Senate approves permanent COVID-19 contact-tracing rules
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