How to Self-Isolate When You Have COVID-19
I Live in a Tiny Apartment With My Spouse — Here Are the Steps We Took When I Had COVID-19
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Ideally, you'd test negative for COVID-19 twice before being around others, but that isn't always feasible. If testing isn't available, the CDC recommends that you stay in isolation until you've been without a fever for at least 24 hours, your other symptoms have improved, and it's been at least 10 days since you became sick. If you tested positive for COVID-19 but didn't have symptoms, you can leave isolation 10 days after getting the test.
I finally emerged from my bedroom a little more than three weeks after developing symptoms. During that time, I had moments when I started to feel better, only to get sick with different or worsening symptoms a day or two later. When I finally started to feel like myself again, staying in that bedroom was excruciating — but Netflix and video calls with my family and friends helped pull me through.