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Hello a colleague tested positive for covid? should i also get tested?

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Yes: If you spent more than 15 minutes near them in an enclosed space, I would recommend quarantine and testing with the PCR test asap. Good luck and stay safe.

Answered 12/27/2020

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

COVID 19 testing: That depends. How close was contact? Less than 6 feet apart? Both wearing mask? Person appear ill at the time? Outdoors or in poorly ventilated, crowded tight space? Less than 15 minutes? If someone who is infected coughs or sneezes right at you, you can become infected. Would quarantine. Being tested is the only way to know for sure.

Answered 12/27/2020

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See below: Covid-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Please contact your doctor/local hospital, by phone for further evaluation and mechanism for testing in your area. Wear a mask, stay away from others, practice hand hygiene. Be sure to get tested, if you get symptoms. If you develop breathing difficulty, go to the nearest hospital, immediately. Wish you good health.

Answered 12/29/2020

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