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Retest for COVID-19 4+ weeks after symptoms first appear to curb infection risk, say researchers – Mirage News

Takes average of 30 days to clear virus from the body after first positive test Rate of false negative swab test results high in early convalescence Not…

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  • Takes average of 30 days to clear virus from the body after first positive test
  • Rate of false negative swab test results high in early convalescence
  • Not yet known how infectious recovery phase is
  • People who’ve had COVID-19 should be swab tested again 4 or more weeks after symptoms first appear to minimise the risk of onward infection, suggests a large population based study in one of Italy’s former coronavirus hotspots, and published in the online journal BMJ Open.

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