CHRISTMAS has been given the green-light by Boris after he said there will be no new restrictions before the big day. The PM urged people to take a Covid lateral flow test before seeing family, esp…
from your symptoms or positive test , you are able to come out of isolation, as long as you have a negative lateral flow test on day six, and 24 hours after.
The tests typically only give a positive result during your infectious window - the first few days of your symptoms. “PCR tests can stay positive up to 90 days after having Covid, and you should not take one unless you develop symptoms again, you have a positive LFT, or you need one for travel. The closer you take the test to socialising, the more confident you can be that you are free of the virus.of a lateral flow test can change from negative to positive, amid the rapid spread of Omicron.If you have recently had Covid, and your isolation ends just as Christmas starts, it’s worth taking a look at the government guidance.
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