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If ive been tested possitive for covid19 (1) how long will it before i can get retested (2) will i be able to be covid19 negative say after recovering from covid19? (3) or will i always remain covid possitive?
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Depends:: 1. 10 days after onset of symptoms to re-test with a PCR test. (used to be 7 days). This may change as new research may show. 2. Two negative tests at least 24 hours apart. 3. Your PCR test should not stay positive but there are exceptions. Antibody type tests are another story entirely! See this news report on persistent positive tests: https://tinyurl.com/yd4lzne3 See your country's guidelines,
Answered 5/25/2020
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South Africa policy?: Unfortunately, I have a patient who has been in quarantine for 6 weeks because he has remained COVID positive with testing. The majority of doctors viewing your questions are located in USA. Our policies/ protocols may differ from yours. I refer you to “https://sacoronavirus.co.za/” which is the COVID 19 South African Corona Virus Resource Portal for further guidance specific to your area.
Answered 5/25/2020
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