When to discontinue the home isolation

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Asked for Male, 28 Years

Hi My case history please read and give me suggestions. I got fever first time on 12 Apr I start medicine and fever was continued I tested get covid positive on 19 Apr and after taking medicines I fully recovered from all symptoms on 23 Apr, I reported the same to my doctor he asked for re test after 5 days so I tested again and got positive result on 30 Apr RTPCR.. So from 23apr I have recovered from all the symptoms. My question is how long I have to keep myself isolated? and do I really need testing again?

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Dr. Deepmala Chouhan

General Physician 6 yrs exp Indore

donot test agan again it can be positive rtpcr for long time viral load /infectivity is only upto 12-14days of initiation of disease so bo need to worry think of urself as negative only

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Dr. Emmanuel M J Internal Medicine 8 yrs exp Bangalore Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Emmanuel M J

Internal Medicine 8 yrs exp Bangalore

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Till 14 th may and repeat a rtpcr test.