Looked this up on Google but there doesn't seem to be a definite answer. I was exposed to Covid last Friday.

How many days do I need to isolate? I am not sick at all other than my usual asthma symptoms. My friend became quite ill with flu like symptoms the day after I saw him.

He went to the doctor and had a monoclonal antibody test, but they didn't tell him which variant he has...just that he has Covid.

Online concensus appears to be that I could still become sick 14 days later if he has Covid 19. If he has the Delta variant, I would get sick 5.61 days after exposure...so I've already passed that mark.

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PhoenixPhail · M

Just because you've been exposed to someone who has it, doesn't mean you're going to get it, even if you test positive for it. There are [i]so many[/i] false positives, anyway.

Also, you don't need to isolate unless you feel sick. If you're not symptomatic, you won't spread it. And, if you're with someone who's tested positive and [i]they're[/i] not symptomatic, you won't get it from them.

4meAndyou · F

@PhoenixPhail A friend of mine developed symptoms the day after I went over there for a visit. He thought he had Covid, did a home test, and tested negative. Then he went into the doctor for a monoclonal antibody test and tested positive. He called me yesterday to let me know. But I am not sick right now. He is still sick after a week with sore throat, diarrhea, and all the other flu like symptoms.

PhoenixPhail · M

@4meAndyou That's a good example of how unreliable the tests are. He could have tested positive at home and negative at the doctor's office.

I hope you don't show symptoms. If you do, try not to stress about it. The greatest likelihood is that you'll be fine.

I was with someone who had the symptoms. He even coughed in my direction and I never got sick. I also never got vaccinated and never will.

4meAndyou · F

@PhoenixPhail I don't stress about most things. Mostly I am wondering how long I need to isolate, if at all.

PhoenixPhail · M

@4meAndyou My understanding is, if you don't have any symptoms, there's no need to isolate, [i]at all.[/i]