Millions of Americans can't isolate from COVID in the home. Here's what experts suggest.

It's a problem a growing number of Americans have had to face: If someone in your household tests positive for COVID-19, what can you do to protect everyone else at home?

As Omicron continues to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its recommendations for Americans living in the same home as others who have tested positive for COVID-19, updating the major changes the agency made late last month to its guidance on isolation and quarantine. 

The latest guidance lays out specific recommendations for Americans facing "ongoing exposure" to the virus at home because they live with an infected person they cannot separate from. The CDC recommends people who test positive stay in a separate "sick room" and use a separate bathroom, but acknowledges that is not always possible.