NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon answers questions around when people who believe they have had the virus can begin to interact again.
What if the person's symptoms go away before seven days has passed, should they come out of isolation?If after seven days their symptoms have gone completely can they return to normal behaviour, as they would have before the outbreak?
Dr Ellie: No, they would then have to practise normal social distancing like everyone else. Their chance of passing on the virus is very low.A person with the virus can pass it on to others. Even after the seven-day isolation and once symptoms have gone, does a person continue to shed the virus and for how long?
Dr Ellie: We don't know for sure. It could be as long as a month but that doesn't mean you are infectious for all of that time. It's complicated. You might have the virus but not be able to pass it on once symptoms settle.Some data suggests viral shedding can last as long as two to three weeks in some cases, but if you are not coughing or sneezing then chances to pass on the virus go right down.
Dr Ellie: No, absolutely not. They need to do what we are all doing, and only interact with their household in this way. The only people they can talk to within a two-metre distance are those who are in their household. The person will have had the virus and can't pass it on anymore. If their family are incubating it, then they have already it. So hugging within the household is not a problem.
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