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nope, i did lateral flow at home towards maybe the tail end of the ill phase as I lost sense of smell and taste then, it was positive, then putting that code in the App it told me to book PCR, I booked and did it the same day, next day that came in positive.
When I was positive with lateral flow app told me to isolate for 10 days from the time of the test.
But when PCR came in positive I had to fill quite a long test and trace form where I had to tell when symptoms began etc so MAYBE they calculated from the symptoms began date?
I called 119 to confirm and they told me to ignore the app.
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my guess is that would be most likely as all the isolation material I keep getting sent repeats the '10 days following your first day of symptoms' and if it seems to add up tot he 10 days that'd be the only and most sensible explanation I suspect.
the taste/smell this is the only fun bit, I found.....although novelty wore off. Taste/smell completely went (as in 100%) very quickly indeed - gargling TCP and I couldn't even taste it.....thankfully, 6 days after it disappeared it's starting to return, taste first, still no smell. I'd estimate it at 25%ish - ie I can sense sweet, spice, citrus, salt etc. I'm on day 7 now - apart from a hacking cough and inhibited taste and zero smell, the symptoms and the feeling of feeling 'really'ill' have gone although feeling absolutely knackered and washed out is very much apparent. All the best for a speedy recovery
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I called 119 to confirm and they told me to ignore the app.
Good to see joined up thinking.
Hope you are over covid and no long term affects to you and your fam.
Pasty_Spumante
lynx
Weird, is it possible you clicked through and put in 'any old date' when first booking PCR for example just to get it booked? My understanding is that the isolation period is the same for everyone and is 10 days from the day following the first day of symptoms or, if asymptomatic, 10 days from the day following the PCR test.
In saying that, Mini's isolation end date (filled in first day of symptoms on NHS site) was x date, the 10 days following symptom day 1 and because our local public health authority system is different and doesn't allow symptoms to be more than 3 days prior to test the lady from the public health authority (they have to call to get info as children can't access and use the online NHS portal thing) said whilst it should be x date, "legally it's 3 days after" due to the restrictions of her data entry parameters!!!! you couldn't make it up.