The Star asked readers for their questions — and took them to the experts. If we do this and a rapid test on the day of visiting, are we safe to be around one other household (my parents)?”“You would be wasting a rapid test,” Furness said. “If you have no conceivable exposure for seven days, the rapid test will come back negative even if you are infected. Sinha said in this scenario, it’s equally important for the parents to do a rapid test, depending on what their activity has been like. Especially when that destination is probably not likely to have as high a rate of vaccination as we have right now,” Sinha said.

Source: The Star December 23, 2021 14:54 UTC