Health
Here’s why it’s important to self-isolate as soon as you develop Covid symptoms – Derry Journal
People who are infected with coronavirus are most at risk of spreading the virus in the first week after symptoms appear, according to new research.
The findings reaffirm the importance of identifying new cases quickly, and getting them to self-isolate as soon as possible.
Analysis of people with Covid suggested that there was no live virus found in any of the samples collected nine days after symptoms began.
Highly infectious in first 5 days
By studying people infected with Covid – most of whom…
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