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Where did 15 days come from? The last figures people were given in the UK was you can incubate for 7 days then get sick for 7 days, which is why people were to
by thu2111 7y ago
Where did 15 days come from?
The last figures people were given in the UK was you can incubate for 7 days then get sick for 7 days, which is why people were told to self-isolate for 14 days if someone in their household got sick.
If that's true then you'd expect to see a drop in case numbers just one week after a full lockdown.
- marcosdumay 7y agoFrom the WHO, here: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses > Most estimates of the incubation period for COVID-19 range from 1-14 days Honestly, I took the 15 days from memory. There are plenty of sources citing anything on that range. Keep in mind that after incubation a person will start to show weak symptoms, that get strong gradually. Hospitals will only notice a change after the week or so (from memory, there was a good interview with a Chinese doctor here a few weeks ago) that it takes for people to get really sick.