So presumably you will test positive time and time again, albeit with no symptons ever, nada.
That is exactly what happened to three young British men who contracted covid in mid August when they were working as English teachers in Florence.
The Italian authorities are keeping them in quarantine until they test negative, even though no one thinks they could possibly still be infectious (if they'd been in the UK, they'd only have needed to self-isolate until 27th August). They keep getting tested and the tests return positive results.
You asked " What are the chances of getting a negative test after a previous positive result? "
Anecdotally it appears possible. Technically with the statistical risk from false positives with the PCR test it is self evident that a false positive test is less statiscally likely to be repeated.
I was told of a recent incident, by someone I know well, involving a care home owner who as per guidelines had staff tested 3 or 4 times per week. A manager tested positive and self isolated at home. It seems the information is shared with the local authority who sent a couple of food inspectors round claiming they were here to investigatre "an 'outbreak" at the home. They were told the facts - one member of staff had tested positive. The inspectors demanded that the entire car home shift were sent home to self-isolate. The proprietor refused as the staff were periodically tested together and had tested negative. The inspectors mantained that stance and demanded the shift be replaced. It was pointed out that was against guidance; staff should not work at more than one location to avoid cross-transmission. Only when the proprietor considered the inspectors were being impossibly unreasonable and proposed that the local authority immediately find places for the 30 or so residents as the home was closing there and then did the inspectors agree to a second emergency test for all. The results returned the next day showed all were negative including the manager who had tested positive.
Since when did the British/English (if you'll forgive the racial terms) allow themselves to be treated this way?
Since when did the British/English (if you'll forgive the racial terms) allow themselves to be treated this way?
Shocking, isn't it?
