WASHINGTON - The country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said it’s possible that the federal government could shorten the quarantine or isolation period for people outside the health care sector who have been exposed to COVID-19. "Because there are a lot of people in society that are essential for the smooth running of the infrastructure of our society," Fauci told CNN Monday. "So the idea about cutting down the period of quarantine for people who have been exposed, and perhaps the period of isolation for people who have been infected, is something that is under, I would say, serious consideration."The U.S.