{"id":5083,"date":"2020-11-21T22:06:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T22:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2020-11-21T22:07:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T22:07:41","slug":"should-i-take-the-test-if-one-of-my-family-members-has-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/21\/should-i-take-the-test-if-one-of-my-family-members-has-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I do if one of my family members has COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes, based om CDC, if you have been in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/php\/contact-tracing\/contact-tracing-plan\/appendix.html#contact\">close contact<\/a>\u00a0(less than 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection and do not have symptoms.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You need a test. <\/li><li>A single negative test does not mean you will remain negative at any time point after that test. <ul><li>Even if you have a negative test, you should still self-isolate for 14 days.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>If you cannot self-isolate, or you are a critical infrastructure worker that must work, wear a mask, physically distance, avoid crowds and indoor crowded places, wash your hands frequently, and monitor yourself for symptoms.<\/li><li>If you live with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/need-extra-precautions\/index.html\">person at increased risk of severe illness<\/a>\u00a0(for example an elderly person or other individuals with underlying medical conditions), take special precautions in the home to protect that individual according to CDC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/if-you-are-sick\/care-for-someone.html\">guidelines<\/a>.<\/li><li>Healthcare providers in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/php\/contact-tracing\/contact-tracing-plan\/appendix.html#contact\">close contact<\/a>\u00a0of a person with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection while using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/hcp\/infection-control.html\">recommended personal protective equipment<\/a>, do not need to be tested<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, based om CDC, if you have been in\u00a0close contact\u00a0(less than 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection and do not have symptoms.\u200b You need a test. A single negative test does not mean you will remain negative at any time point after that test. Even if you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/21\/should-i-take-the-test-if-one-of-my-family-members-has-covid-19\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What should I do if one of my family members has COVID-19<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5083"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5085,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083\/revisions\/5085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}