The coronavirus can continue to spread when the recommended quarantine ends
A week without symptoms is not enough to assume that covid-19 can no longer be spread The quarantine period for a positive for covid-19 has been changing with the evolution of the pandemic. In some cases, the authorities have reduced the initial two weeks that were proposed to five days in some current countries. Children have even been allowed to attend schools even if they have been infected. Today, the recommended quarantines are between 7 and 14 days and it seems that the lack of symptoms is the green light to return to normal life. What does science say about it? Which should at least be amber. A recent scientific study by the Pasteur Institute in France and the University of Sao Paula has found that the coronavirus can remain active for months after symptoms disappear. "Based on the results, we can say that approximately 8% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) could be able ...