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Covid positive detected on 21 oct 2020
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I was diagnosed with covid 19 on 21 oct 2020 but i was ill from 17 oct 2020. I am in home isolation from 21 oct 2020. Please tell till how many days i have to be in quarantine and when can i go for next covid test
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Maximum period of communicability/ being infectious depends on viral load, it’s approximately around 14-28 days from the start of illness
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After three weeks to be on safer side
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Dr. Viji Balakrishnan
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Mumbai
From your first symptom isolate yourself for 17 days.. then you can go for retest
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