WAAY 31 Coronavirus Concerns Q&A: Can someone exposed to coronavirus test negative?

WAAY 31 Coronavirus Concerns Q&A: Can someone exposed to coronavirus test negative?

Them to take proper action.

>> dan shaffer: this is from brenda, can someone exposed to the coronavirus test negative?

Do they need to self-quarantine for 14 day?

Could they later get the symptoms?

>> yes, this is so new to us and it varies case by case.

People can have symptoms and have the test negative, if it's too early in the course.

So they should still take precautions and do self-quarantine.

Watch their family member, co-workers, whatever their situation is.

And if the test is positive, then they definitely have to quarantine and watch the symptom, monitor for fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, other things like that because the course is case by case.

>> dan shaffer: as we've seen the incubation period is anywhere from, what, two to 14 days?

>> yes.

Yeah,