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The problem is people are infectious for up to 16 days and almost all are still infectious on day 12. Its not a policy based on the reality of the virus or the
by PaulKeeble 3y ago
The problem is people are infectious for up to 16 days and almost all are still infectious on day 12. Its not a policy based on the reality of the virus or the disease it causes.
- projektfu 3y agoI will agree with those numbers if you're including the incubation (presymptomatic) period which is quite long with COVID-19, estimated at 7 days on average.[1] Unfortunately that just stresses how little we can accomplish in preventing spread after someone has symptoms. They were already contagious (perhaps 1-4 days) before the onset of symptoms. 10-day isolation periods after infection don't reflect the reality of the virus either, and permanent isolation forever even less so. Like I said, I don't expect anything to change from this new guidance. They have different guidance for healthcare settings and very few people were following the previous general guidance anyway. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396366/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396366/