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Can corona virus be detected just after 10-15 minute of virus exposure in rt-pcr test ?
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COVID-19 viral detection even with a PCR test will not generally be positive unless prior exposure (before the "10-15 minute" exposure) has occurred. Viral increase to a level detectable requires incubation of the viral load within the body to be reliably detected.
Answered 5/12/2021
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