What We Treat
Telehealth
What We Treat
Telehealth
About Us
- Features & Pricing
- For Organizations
A member asked:
Good morning doctors. a close contact tested positive for covid yesterday. when should i get tested? if i test positive, how do i quarantine? if i test negative, am i in the clear, or is it better to do a follow up retest? when can i contactmy friend?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Testing 5 days after presumed exposure or at the start of symptoms will usually reflect true acquisition of the infection. The newer data on Omicron suggests transmissability for 2 days before & 3 days after the onset of symptoms. Some still prefer isolation for 10 days.
Answered 1/23/2022
0 views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Hi doctors! My friend just called me that he tested positive for covid..we were in close contact yesterday. Should I get tested today or wait? If I should wait, when should I get tested? Should I get rapid test & PCR? When can we get together again?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Very good morning doctors. Why might my very good friend who is also age 61, who is fully vaccinated for covid, get a blood test, and then test negative for antibodies? Could this negative antibody test be the antibodies may not be working/are absent?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Good morning doctors. Happy healthy holidays. How accurate is the covid rapid antigen test, either way whether you test negative or positive? When should you follow up with a PCR test?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Good morning doctors. My friend was in contact two days ago with someone who tested + for covid. He tested yesterday and was negative and he feels fine. He will test again tomorrow. Isn't this too soon to test for covid? Shouldn't you wait 5 days?
Good evening Doc just wanted to find out been in close contact with my colleague wum tested positive covid m a paramedic we have worked 4 shifts together also traveled in closed non ventilated ambulance for plus minus 600km should I go on quarantine?
Good day, I tested positive for COVID-19 on January 5. I have remained at home ever since and now require a doctors letter that states I have completed my self-quarantine and am now symptom free and may return to work. How do I get this letter?
Good evening doctors. I am scheduling a colonoscopy. I need to have a Covid Test before the procedure. Thank God I feel good, but if God Forbid the test comes back positive, and I have to quarantine, how do I shop/get food? I live alone?
Hi doctors. I am doing 2 consecutive cruises from Florida. I must do a covid test after the first cruise. If I were to asymptomatic test positive, when I get home to New York, do I have to quarantine or isolate? Can I see friends? Other advice please?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
