Here’s when to isolate if you test positive for Covid
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Here’s when to isolate if you test positive for Covid

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “, it’s not so nice that their best case scenario is almost twice as many respiratory hospitalizations as pre-COVID.” To stay safe this cold and flu season, experts say it’s important to follow CDC guidelines. This means staying home if you test positive for the virus—though isolation guidelines have changed quite a bit since SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes illness with Covid-19, first emerged. open image in gallery Covid isolation guidelines have changed since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged If you’ve been exposed to someone with Covid-19 but aren’t experiencing symptoms, you should wait five full days after the exposure to take a test. open image in gallery Covid isolation guidelines have changed since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged If you have no symptoms but know you have the virus due to a positive test, you should consider the day you were tested as day zero; if you do have symptoms, you should consider the day your symptoms began as day zero.

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