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Covid infection and isolation

I just tested positive to COVID 19 infection. Although I don’t have any symptoms, I want to know how long I should be in isolation for.

Jemiriye (by SMS)

 

In terms of isolation, the advice from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is that people who are symptomatic should isolate for 10 days after first experiencing symptoms and for 24 hours after they have been fever-free without using any fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen. Those who test positive but do not have any symptoms should isolate for 10 days after their initial positive test result. In both cases, a negative COVID test is mandatory for ending the period of isolation.

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