Recently, the US president (Mr. Joe Biden) has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, like many others, including the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. Justin Trudeau) and CDC official (Dr. Anthony Fauci). Therefore, per CDC guidelines, they need to protect themselves and others from the negative impact of the so-called virus. One of such (science-based) guidelines is to isolate/separate oneself from others.
On the other hand, CDC does not consider “isolation” or “isolate” to mean to separate from others; in fact, the opposite, i.e., to mix and mingle.
For example, when one requests a specimen of the isolated or separated virus (COVID-19 virus, in particular), virologists and infectious diseases experts (primarily physicians) refer to samples of snot or phlegm (swab samples) mixed and stirred or spun with multiple ingredients. This definition or practice of “isolation” is described in the publication from the CDC (1), commonly presented forcefully as supporting evidence of THE virus isolation.
Therefore, per CDC guidelines or its interpretation of isolation, people should mix and mingle freely and not be separated. Hence, people separating themselves from others violate the CDC recommendation of isolation.
For a further detailed explanation on the topic, please see here (1, 2, 3)