[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Carth

What the . . . ???



So they're now saying you can be infected even if you test negative? . . . and although you're infected it's not contagious?
Throw that little conundrum into your daily spread sheet calculations then, see how accurate you can guesstimate it now.

Sorry, but the more I see from these cretins, the less I believe

Link

How soon after I'm infected with the new coronavirus will I start to be contagious?
The time from exposure to symptom onset (known as the incubation period) is thought to be three to 14 days, though symptoms typically appear within four or five days after exposure.
We know that a person with COVID-19 may be contagious 48 to 72 hours before starting to experience symptoms. Emerging research suggests that people may actually be most likely to spread the virus to others during the 48 hours before they start to experience symptoms.
If true, this strengthens the case for face masks, physical distancing, and contact tracing, all of which can help reduce the risk that someone who is infected but not yet experiencing symptoms may unknowingly infect others.

So there's a gap between exposure and the contagious phases.