New research by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealedCDC“, That the period of transmission among those infected with the Corona virus inside the quarantine ranges from 7 to 10 days, as the study relied on tracking infections for family members inside the home, and the extent of infection during the home quarantine period, which decreased to 7 days instead of 15 days, according to For a report published in the Medical Express newspaper.
Dr. Melissa A. Rolfs, from the research team for the study, confirmed that the home contacts of Corona patients and respiratory samples were examined, which concluded that 59% of 185 household contacts who had Corona virus could be detected at any time, while 76 and 86% Test results were positive within 7 and 10 days, respectively.
The study indicated that the chance of remaining without symptoms and receiving negative test results until day 14 was 81 and 93%, respectively, among household contacts who received negative corona virus test results and did not show symptoms until the seventh day or until the tenth day.
The researchers noted that although people may be more committed to a shorter quarantine period, such a policy is not without the risk of further infection spreading, so conducting a sufficiently sensitive test at the end of the shorter quarantine period helps identify home contacts of infected people. Corona infection.
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