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1. If I test negative, do I have to finish my 14-day quarantine?

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Yes. If you have been told to quarantine for 14 days, you must complete the quarantine even if you tested negative during that time.

If you test negative for COVID-19 by a viral test, you probably were not infected at the time your sample was collected. However, that does not mean you will not get sick. 

The test result only means that you did not have COVID-19 at the time of testing. You might test negative if the sample was collected early in your infection and test positive later during your illness. You could also be exposed to COVID-19 after the test and get infected then.  

2. What am I allowed to do during quarantine?

If you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, it is important to stay home and away from other people until it is safe to be around others. 

Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others.  

Find more info at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html 

3. What are the differences between social distancing, quarantine, and isolation?

Source: http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus/toolkit/Isolation_and_Quarantine_Guidance_and_FAQ.pdf 

4. What is the amount of time for quarantine?

14 days is the required quarantine time.

Anyone who has been in close contact with a positive patient is required to quarantine for 14 days, even if they have received a negative test. The incubation time for the virus is 14 days, so even if a negative test is received on day 3, it doesn’t mean the patient won’t develop the virus on day 13. 

5. If someone in my household is quarantined, are we all quarantined?

Yes, if someone in your household has been exposed, everyone in the household is quarantined for 14 days. 

6. What counts as close contact?

What counts as close contact?

• You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more
• You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19
• You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them)
• You shared eating or drinking utensils
• They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you

Read more at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html