Joe Bidenannouncedthat he has , blessedly , tested negatively charged for the coronavirus , three 24-hour interval after remain firm in the same airspace as a fuming , spitting , bellowing , now - coronavirus - positive Donald Trump . Though they stood on opposite ends of the level , and did not shake hands , Trump and his kinsfolk broke argumentation term bygoing masklessin the audience , asdid his aidesin the debate prep way ( and Trump go forward to come into contact with payload of the great unwashed over the nextthree days , but I digress ) . But Biden and his wife Jill , who ’s also prove negative , are n’t out of the woods .
I ’m happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID . give thanks you to everyone for your messages of business . I hope this serve as a admonisher : wear upon a mask , keep societal distance , and wash your handwriting .
— Joe Biden ( @JoeBiden)October 2 , 2020
Image: Morry Gash (Getty Images)
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Healthrecommendsthat anyone who ’s been in “ close link ” with someone who has the computer virus should still quarantine for two weeks , even if they ’ve tested negative :
If a soul has had a know exposure to COVID-19 ( the CDC specify “ exposure ” asclose contact with someone who has COVID-19 ) , but a negative COVID-19 test , that person should still quarantine and self - admonisher for symptom for 14 days after exposure .
A New York State Department of Health covid-19 hotline manipulator further confirmed to Gizmodo that anyone who ’s been within six feet of a person who ’s recently screen convinced should quarantine and then get retested . While again , it appears that Trump and Biden maintained a six - foot distance , sharing an indoor spaceincreases endangerment , and anearly studyshowed that the virus was able-bodied to spread from diners at polar closing of a Guangzhou , China restaurant due to line flow .
It ’s also potential that an infected individual can receive multiple electronegative tests ; theHarvard Medical Schoolnotes that “ if you are test on the day you were taint , your test result is almost guarantee to issue forth back damaging , because there are not yet enough viral particles in your nozzle or saliva to detect . ”
If Biden hypothetically contract the computer virus on Tuesday night , he should probably get screen again on Sunday . MIT Medicalwritesthat based on most recent findings , five to seven day from exposure is the optimal window :
… because a mistaken negative is possible at any level of infection , it ’s of import to get test at the optimum time , when you are most potential to test positive if you are infect . Based on our current noesis , that windowpane would be roughly five to seven days after a probable exposure .
So we recognise that at least30 to 50GOP donors ( who are currently , reportedly “ freaking out ” ) demand to get tested immediately , not to mention whoevercaught these hat .
But where was Biden ? Let ’s see … he went on a train trip on Wednesday through Pennsylvania and Ohio , a chartered personal train , but he broughtat least a “ few”people ( and a newsman ) aboard the train .
Joe reportedlyhas no intentionto cut down on trips or socially - distanced issue and uh … the hunting expedition design tosend volunteer door knock , which they have antecedently charge outis a bad idea , this weekend .
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