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KL803
Yea, really important to know where you're going. Currently there's only one flight ZRH-EWR Wednesday, Friday and Sunday operated by LX. According to
CBS quarantine should be enforced by DHS but actually is not in NJ. According to
DHS "Upon arrival, travelers will proceed to standard customs processing. They will then continue to enhanced entry screening where the passenger will be asked about their medical history, current condition, and asked for contact information for local health authorities. Passengers will then be given written guidance about COVID-19 and directed to their final destination, and immediately home-quarantine in accordance with CDC best practices." DHS doesn't state, for how long that home-quarantine should last. CDC guidelines say, you should stay home for 14 days after international travel. So that 10 day visit is not going to work out.
To add to this, the testing availability at your destination also impacts things. If you're going to a place like San Francisco or LA that has testing available regardless of medical need, getting a test after you arrive and staying in while you wait for the test seems totally reasonable. Self-quarantine is a blunt instrument to ensure that you don't become an asymptomatic spreader, but testing (if available) serves the same purpose more efficiently.
If you're going to a place that still has restrictions on tests, you may still qualify if you're going to be taking care of your parents, or just due to your recent international travel. Either way, I'm assuming your parents are in an at-risk group unless you're pretty young, so this is the right thing to do regardless if you're going to be in contact with them.
If you can't book a test after arrival for whatever reason, I'm not going to judge what is and isn't urgent, so if you really need to travel go do it. But, just be careful and sane upon arrival, mask up and keep your distance when going about your business. Of course, you have to plan for the possibility that you do test positive and you'll have to ride out a few weeks in the US (hopefully at home, not a hospital). Good luck.