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Your correct the pcr test detects the presence of segments of RNA from this virus. The virus itself may or may not be present or active. In a patient with active symptoms then they are likely to have active virus particles.
Staying safe is my gripe. No one is ever truly safe. First we have to define what safe means. Also I am not in control if I contract this disease or even pass it on. I can and do observe the new normal way of life but that reduces the risk of contraction and transmission rather than removes it. I am also not in control of my symptoms if I contract it how serious it gets. So I cant stay "safe"whatever "safe" is supposed to mean. There is a risk of dying in being alive and that chance is slightly higher now but the risk of me dying is still very low. The whole reason why we isolating or distancing is to reduce the risk of transmission so when people do fall very I'll they can get the care they need to give them the best chance of survival. We not distancing for ourselves but for others. I think the normal pleasentaries are enough. New ones are not required. I shouldn't be annoyed about this but everyone anxieties are pilling up on top of each other. Thats something we will have to become mindful of.