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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: EvaH on 23/11/2020 15:38:38

Title: If you have a positive test, are you contagious?
Post by: EvaH on 23/11/2020 15:38:38

Sue asks:

If a person still tests positive for COVID-19 21 days after a first positive test - no symptoms - are they still a risk to others or not? Government guidelines are that they are safe after 14 days.

Can you help?

Title: Re: If you have a positive test, are you contagious?
Post by: alancalverd on 23/11/2020 15:54:28

Depends on the test. If it is for virus, then you certainly are infectious. If for antibodies, you might not be.