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Fiendish Thingy

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10. No link - BC health authorities here in Canada

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 09:37 PM

Mar 2020

The 14 day figure is how long it takes for the virus to run its course and for the infected person to stop “shedding” the virus. So, yes, they can be asymptomatic and contagious, but if they are going to have symptoms, they should show after a 4-5 day incubation period.

That’s why there is a 14 day quarantine/self isolation period- it wouldn’t make sense for someone to isolate for 14 days, and then have symptoms arise once their quarantine ended- if that was true, the Quarantines would be closer to 30 days I would think.

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24,000 confirmed cases today of C-19 yesterday it was @ about 15,000 [View all] Botany Mar 2020 OP

I hope Ohiogal Mar 2020 #1

Why not test asymptomatic? I mean other than that we don't have the kits. We need to test emmaverybo Mar 2020 #2

I haven't been following the numbers at all. So U.S. was at 15k and today at 24K for sure. LizBeth Mar 2020 #3

This is a good website for tracking the numbers across countries meadowlander Mar 2020 #4

ty LizBeth Mar 2020 #5

We are 4 in number of cases GusBob Mar 2020 #6

Yesterday ended at 19,383 Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #7

You are spreading false information - delete or edit your OP Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #8

What? Everything I've read said it's generally up to 14 days and can be longer. Squinch Mar 2020 #9

No link - BC health authorities here in Canada Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #10

That's not what I've been reading. Squinch Mar 2020 #11