At my job there have been some people who had to take time off because they got sick and they tested positive for Coronavirus. They were told to come back to work after 10 days. Some had mild symptoms but some others were still sick after the ten days.
They were not required to have another test. HR said that even though you are still sick you are no longer contagious.
Is this correct or even legal?
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Well....OK, that's close to what the Doctor told me when I had it. They said 10 days, and 3 fever free. My take was if you stopped the fever they didn't think you were still contagious.
The quick test is next to worthless after you've had it. It has a huge false positive rate. The other one is taking like 5 days to get back and again, you still have some false positives. Five days on, it doesn't really matter anymore so they weren't recommending testing when you were over it.
PS: When I had it I took 18 days to really clear the symptoms. It was a solid 15 and I wasn't going to be at work for sure. You are TIRED the entire time. I did work from home those days.
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According to the CDC, you can return to work 10 days after your first symptoms. It used to be 14 but the CDC thinks most people are likely to stay home if it’s only 10 days rather than 14 days.
If you don’t have a fever for 2 days without using any medication, you’re no longer contagious. Your body produces a fever when it’s fighting germs. Heat helps to kill the germ. Since you no longer have a fever, it means that your body is no longer fighting the germs.
You’re not required to take another test because you’re going to test positive for covid for several months after you got covid. Your body still have antibodies for at least 3 months.
There are what’s called long haulers. Alyssa Milano is one of them. She got covid but she never fully recovered so she still feels terrible months after catching it but she’s no longer contagious.