If you’re getting tested for Covid-19 before gathering with family and friends during the holidays season, even if your result was negative, you may not actually be in the clear. How you quarantine mattersIf you want your Covid-19 test to be useful, you have to take your quarantine seriously. But for people who want to visit family, a negative test “is not particularly informative and doesn’t necessarily change the course of action you should take”. Getting a negative test and assuming you’re in the clear, that’s a risk that you’re going to transmit to your family members. That’s a risk I wouldn’t take, personally.”Bottom line: Tested negative?

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2020 07:41 UTC