Impact on travel after positive PCR - how long before you test negative?
Dec 28, 2021, 3:34 pm
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Impact on travel after positive PCR - how long before you test negative?
Hello all. I tested positive on Christmas eve using and antigen/lateral flow test then later that day using a PCR. I'm now in day 5/10 of isolation.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
Dec 28, 2021, 3:45 pm
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Hello all. I tested positive on Christmas eve using and antigen/lateral flow test then later that day using a PCR. I'm now in day 5/10 of isolation.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
Dec 28, 2021, 3:46 pm
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Dec 29, 2021, 2:34 am
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Sample size of 2 (my 2 adult children) both omicron. Day 0 positive PCR. One tested negative on day 6, one on day 11.
Dec 29, 2021, 6:38 am
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I probably contracted Delta on the 16th of November in Budapest, tested positive on the 20th with a headache and snotty nose and negative from the 25th onwards. I understand* that the Omnicom variant "could" ensure your positivity is longer than Delta.
* Armchair Virologist
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Dec 29, 2021, 7:00 am
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Hello all. I tested positive on Christmas eve using and antigen/lateral flow test then later that day using a PCR. I'm now in day 5/10 of isolation.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
Does anyone have experience of how long it took to test negative afterwards?
I'm meant to be travelling from the UK to Ireland then the US which require antigen tests on the 10th of January and I'm hoping I'll be negative by then. I've most likely got the omicron variant if that matters and am fully vaxxed.
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Dec 29, 2021, 7:36 am
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Not me, but my wife had mild symptoms on Nov. 18th, first negative Antigen test on Nov. 27th. A friend in England had symptoms on Dec. 20th, tested positive on Dec. 22nd. and was still positive today - although it took the full 15 minutes to show up. It seems that 7 to 10 days after initial symptoms is needed to pass a test. FYI, passing a PCR test may take more time, as it detects any amount of virus.
Dec 29, 2021, 12:49 pm
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10 days for me.
Dec 29, 2021, 2:12 pm
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8-days for me..
0 - no symptons - covid test
1 - tested positive from day0 test (halo t5)
2,3,4 - symptoms (fevers, bed for 2 days)
5,6 - mild symptoms
7 - no symptoms
8 - negative lateral flow.
0 - no symptons - covid test
1 - tested positive from day0 test (halo t5)
2,3,4 - symptoms (fevers, bed for 2 days)
5,6 - mild symptoms
7 - no symptoms
8 - negative lateral flow.
Dec 30, 2021, 3:53 pm
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Dec 31, 2021, 5:48 am
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Saw this today......
positive on the 13th - negative on 30th
clIck photo for the full image.
positive on the 13th - negative on 30th
clIck photo for the full image.
Jan 1, 2022, 7:21 am
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Happy New Year, all. I think it's only right to add my own data point in case anyone else is wondering.
I tested positive on the 24th of December and finally negative (antigen/lateral flow test) yesterday on the 31st of December.
My first test yesterday had a very very faint line on the positive field and 2nd was entirely clear. I did another today and it was negative.
Let's hope we get some return to normalish travel this year and thanks for those who responded.
I tested positive on the 24th of December and finally negative (antigen/lateral flow test) yesterday on the 31st of December.
My first test yesterday had a very very faint line on the positive field and 2nd was entirely clear. I did another today and it was negative.
Let's hope we get some return to normalish travel this year and thanks for those who responded.