NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve tested positive for COVID-19. Now what? The short answer for those in the U.S.: Stay home and avoid others. Tell the people you've been in close contact with that you tested positive. And if you have trouble breathing or develop other serious sympt...
You've tested positive for COVID-19. Now what? The short answer for those in the U.S.: Stay home and avoid others. Tell the people you've been in close contact with that you tested positive. And if you have trouble breathing or develop other serious symptoms, see a doctor immediately...
And don’t forget to plan for how you’ll stay busy and productive during this time. Be sure to pack a tablet or computer during your travels so you can get work done or simply stay informed of current events while in quarantine. If you can’t pack your computer, see if there ar...
If you don't have symptoms or any known COVID exposures, you can may also consider testing before an even where you'll encounter a lot of people or if you're spending time with someone high risk for severe illness, such as an older or immunocompromised person. Test right before the even...
While some newborns (rarely) have tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after birth, most babies born to mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy don't get the virus themselves. Transmission of COVID-19 through the placenta appears to be very rare and limited to cases where the mother was...
If you've tested positive for COVID-19, a public health officer will call to interview you. The contact tracer is interested in two specific time periods. The first piece of the contact-tracing puzzle is the time from two days before you developed your first symptoms until the time you be...
A Vanderbilt University senior, who asked that his name not be used, is now one of a number of students who tested positive for the coronavirus at the school. "They're starting to all get positive tests," he said. "Because of the sort of rapid spread, everyone's really worried....
The first swab: A primer on what needs to happen if a family member tests positive for COVID-19Ruthnum, MandyBritish Columbia Medical Journal
With your consent, anyone who was near you over the past 14 days will get a push notification that they have been potentially exposed: "You have recently come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Tap for more information." Public health authorities have used contac...
There are three basic steps to stamping out the spread of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19. First, you detect who has the disease. Then, you trace who they may have passed it to. And finally, you isolate everyone who is at risk. ...