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Should I still isolate myself after a positive test? Is it ok to do my own shopping (with a mask) or should I call someone? Do I still wait for a negative test or simply to be free of symptoms? Since people around me don't really talk about Covid anymore and my country doesn't have any guidelines in place, I'd be interested in your takes. I don't wanna be a d*ck to others but would also rather not overshoot and lock myself up at home for two weeks like in the early days. (I hope this doesn't count as asking for medical advice.)

Edit: Thanks y'all. Guess I just needed to hear that even though everyone has been talking of "after Covid", the situation hasn't fundamentally changed despite our lives having normalized. I'll be cancelling plans and staying home.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Stay home as much as possible. If you really have no choice (i.e. living alone and groceries can't be delivered), wear (properly!) an N-95 or similarly rated mask and gloves (if possible). If you can't wear gloves, bring hand sanitizer with you and sanitize your hands regularly. Avoid touching your face and sanitize your hands in between touching grocery items. You can still be contagious immediately after first testing negative, so make sure to apply the same precautions until you're sure you are in the clear.

If you are literally coughing and showing bad symptoms, try to wait it out until you're a little better before going out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not meaning to nitpick, but I don't think the gloves add anything here. You're not shedding virus out of your pores, so the problem with hands is entirely from touching the eyes, mouth, and nose.

If you wear gloves and that reminds you not to touch your face, I guess that helps. Otherwise, you would need to sanitize or change your gloves regularly, and it may as well just be your hands in that situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You're right, I was thinking about avoiding infection on the gloves part, not the other way around (prevent spreading). But yeah, as long as OP avoids touching his face or getting bodily fluids on his hands, sanitizing often even without gloves should help.