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Covid negative patient
Hi doctor,
My father has recovered from covid.
he is negative now
we are not allowing our mother to serve him anything.
do we still need to stay precaution after covid negative?
Thank you
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Dr. Aditya S Agrawal
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hello madam.
If your father has beaten the infection and is negative in the swab, it means that’s he is free of the infection. If he has not had fever for over 3 days and it is over 10 days since the first day of his symptoms, it is more likely that he is non infectious, ie he cannot transmit the infection to anyone else.
I would strongly urge you to have the mandatory 7 day quarantine and then he can freely interact with members of the family.
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Congratulations to your dad.
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Dr. Amruth Sindhu
Pulmonologist
17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi. I understand your concern s. Maintain social distancing, mask and hand hygiene.
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Dr. Ganesh Patel
Pulmonologist
4 yrs exp
Raigarh
Hi dear
Post covid lung fibrosis is very common
That may cause exertion induced shortness of breath, no need to worry
Almost 20-30 days after diagnosis, it's fine to meet and greet
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
It's always better to maintain social distancing and personal hygiene .
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
As a warrior it’s very normal feeling to serve the ailing ,
But as just recently recovered weakness and malaise along with age coexisting illness,
You may serve with precaution and respiratory hygiene.
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