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Covid positive even after 20 days
Hi, I was infected to covid and I have recovered now... it's been 25 days now that I completed my isolation and I don't have any symptoms except on and off headache... but still I tested positive in rtpcr... please suggest...
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Don't go with test results. You dont have active infection
Can stop isolation
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Need review of medications.
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1)RTPCR MAY REMAIN POSITIVE EVEN UPTO 3MONTHS DUE TO VIRAL SHEDDING
2) YOU CAN DO AN ANTIGEN TEST TO CONFIRM YOU ARE NEGATIVE
3) YOU CAN ALSO CONSIDER YOURSELF NEGATIVE AFTER 17 DAYS ( DAY 1 BEING THE DAY OF ONSET OF SYMPTOMS) AND END YOUR ISOLATION/QUARANTINE
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This is because of dead viral particle, u r now free from covid and also u r not infective to other person. Don't worry.
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New Guidelines suggest no rt pcr after 14 days of positivity
Hence consider yourself covid 19 -ve so free yourself of isolation
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