MILWAUKEE – Health officials were waiting for a busy day at the COVID-19 checkpoint in Miller Park on monday after the holiday weekend. Before the site opened, many cars were covered with other people waiting to be checked. as a precaution.
“It’s very important, because if you don’t take the test, you can spread it to your family, which is why social distance is so important,” Dowse said.
Others were tested because they had to do it.
“I’m going to do it and I need to make sure I don’t infect anyone,” Rita said.
Despite the reasons, Dr. Nick Tomaro of the Milwaukee City Department of Health said it is vital to time his test well.
If you were with friends or a circle of family on Thanksgiving and think you’ve been exposed to the virus, the first step is to quarantine yourself, followed by a check 3 to five days after exposure.
“If it were for Thanksgiving now, we’re in that time window. . . If it was Sunday at home, you should actually wait from the middle of the week until the end of the week before taking a test,” dr. . Take it.
Dr. Tomaro said it was vital not to get tested too soon, otherwise its effects would return with a false negative.
“Look at what your exposure has been, know that there is a high degree of network diffusion at the moment, and be careful at all times to think about those around you and to quarantine when justified based on your close contact exposures “said Dr. Tomaro.
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