A negative COVID\u002D19 test is not a free pass for group socializing, experts warn public
“I wanted to make sure I wasn’t asymptomatic and bringing it out there,” Mak said. “It seems like the best precaution to take.”
Bogoch pointed out that there is an incubation period of four or five days after exposure during which the coronavirus is in your body but cannot be detected. It’s possible for a person to get a negative test during the incubation period, then become infectious as much as 14 days later when symptoms show up, he said.
“You’re devolving what is a scientific measurement to a question of taking someone at their word,” Furness said.Article content continued
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