CNN's Richard Quest is Out of Isolation

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CNN business editor at large Richard Quest said he is out of isolation and no longer positive after what he called a "light" bout with COVID-19.

Quest announced April 20 on CNN that he had tested positive, but did not have fatigue or difficulty breathing, though he did have a cough.

He was talking about the economic impact of the virus Tuesday afternoon (May 5) on "CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin," who also had the virus.

Quest said he still had a deep cough, and that his doctor said he would have it for the foreseeable future, at least for a few weeks to a month, he added.

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.