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In response to "Here’s where COVID gets tricky. Houston. Number of cases should be triggering a higher warning level. But hospitalizations indicate lowest level." by Qale

if you get infected do you have to stay home for 5 days?

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jun 6 '22, 09:48

I don't worry about myself if i test positive but (a) my 81-year-old mother is still staying with us and recuperating from surgery, so, obviously want to protect her and (b) the logistics of quarantining at home for 5 days seems like something i would rather avoid.

i am still masking in public.
more and more people are not everyday.

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"Have to," no. "Should," yes. At this point, a TON of people I know have had it in the last ~30-45 days, and most have little-to-no symptoms. - JaxSean Jun 6, 10:00 6
- Sure, but staying home isn't the default if you are positve? -- nm* - Andie Jun 6, 10:01 5
  - it is for most people I know or follow, and there have been a lot lately - and not all mild. - i.b.! Jun 6, 10:09
  - At this point, not to sound like a dick, but I think most people are treating it like a cold / the flu. - JaxSean Jun 6, 10:05 3
    - the CDC disagrees though. -- nm - Andie Jun 6, 10:07 2
      - The biggest problem is that the view of the CDC has dramatically plummeted and people won't pay attention. -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 10:21
      - well sure, I'm just saying there's no one enforcing the guidelines, and there's no external testing/tracing. - JaxSean Jun 6, 10:11
Yes you do. -- nm - spamlet Jun 6, 09:52 2
- Here are the CDC guidelines that most places follow -- (link) - spamlet Jun 6, 09:53 1
  - I just walked through that, if i tested positive today, and had no symptoms, i could leave my house on June 12. -- (pic) -- (link*) - Andie Jun 6, 10:05 [Attachment]
I am not actually sure. They stopped posting when partners got infected. I know some who have recently. I believe they still pay you for 5 days… - Qale Jun 6, 09:52 2
- My brother-in-law got it a few weeks ago. Work told him "come back in after 10 days, no need to test again." -- nm - JaxSean Jun 6, 10:13 1
  - That's basically the official guidelines. Ours is 5 days, return if symptoms are gone otherwise wait until 10, no test required -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 10:19

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