"I had the covid ten days ago and I am still positive.How long can it last?Does that mean that I am still contagious?», Asks Isabelle to our colleagues from La Voix du Nord.
A positive test, whether it is a PCR or an antigenic, upsets a daily life.And calls many questions about isolation, positivity and contagiousness.
Since Monday, January 3, the rules of isolation have been the same for all positive people, regardless of the variant (delta or omicron).
For vaccinated positives and for children under the age of 12, isolation is now 7 days (full) after the date of the start of the signs or the date of direct test levy.However, the positive person can come out of isolation after 5 days on two conditions: if he has a negative PCR or antigenic test and if he has not present clinical signs of infection for 48 hours.
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Please note, you must fulfill the two conditions to be able to get out of isolation.If the test turns out to be positive or if the person does not detect, their isolation is maintained at 7 days.
For non -vaccinated positives or with an incomplete vaccine scheme, the rules are different.The isolation is 10 days (full) after the first signs or the date of the debit of the positive test.However, the positive person can come out of isolation after 7 days, provided they meet the same two conditions mentioned above.Isolation is maintained at 10 days if the test is positive or if the person is not tested.
The average duration is 5 to 7 days.However, in some people, the porting may be longer, and last up to 8 weeks.
"It all depends on the patients," says Doctor Jimmy Mohamed to our colleagues from Europe 1.Some will indeed keep in their body a small excretion of the virus.And detection techniques via the PCR test are so efficient that they detect them, even if these traces are no longer contagious.»»
Selon l’Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), « il se déroule en moyenne 5 à 8 jours entre l’infection par le virus et la possibilité de le transmettre à un tiers, que l’on développe des symptômes ou non»».From the first signs, the risk of transmission is maximum.It will gradually decrease "from the 7th day following the appearance of symptoms. Il devient limité au-delà de 10 jours et exceptionnel après 14 jours»», poursuit l’INSERM.These durations are only averages and vary depending on the patients and variants.Hence the importance of respecting barriers.
The High Council of Public Health (HCSP) recommends that people who have been contaminated to wear the mask rigorously for seven days in the event of contact with a risk at risk.
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