When to isolate

[Upschittycreek]

Not for me but a friend
If you saw someone on Saturday in close contact and they tested positive today would/should you self isolate?
The positive person has no symptoms.
I say yes based on the fact the person has no idea if they had it on Saturday but test and trace is 48 hours before a positive test so technically it's no.

I would isolate yes

Shouldn't be necessary, that's four days ago.

Yes. That was my situation exactly (same days too) I had no symptoms for 12 days then tested positive.

Tricky one. Officially I think the answer is no. But from an infection control point of view it should be yes if she’s a truly asymptomatic and not a presymptomatic case.

I’d she develops symptoms in the next couple of days, then the Saturday contact is not a risk.

Probably I wouldnt. But I wouldnt go visiting my granny (or anyone else) either for a couple of weeks.

Yes definitely, Same time line happened to me. Just tested positive for Covid

It’s 48 hours before the specimen date is it not? If the contact tested and received a positive result on Wednesday, and met your friend on previous Saturday, that would be outside the 48hr guidance, however, if they received their result today, for a test taken anytime between Saturday and Monday then they would be counted as a close contact