{"id":14780,"date":"2021-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/hradprof-stytta-ekki-sottkvi-eda-einangrun\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:31","slug":"rapid-tests-do-not-shorten-incubation-or-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/hradprof-stytta-ekki-sottkvi-eda-einangrun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid tests do not shorten quarantine or isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Rapid tests (self-tests) do not shorten quarantine or isolation.<\/h4>\n<p>There has been some misunderstanding that a negative rapid test (self-test) can lift quarantine or even lift the isolation of a person with COVID-19. Rapid tests can neither replace nor shorten quarantine or isolation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlaeknir.is\/um-embaettid\/frettir\/frett\/item47439\/Hradprof-(sjalfsprof)-stytta-ekki-sottkvi-eda-einangrun\">See the announcement on the website of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chief Medical Officer reminds us of the following, but the regulation on quarantine and isolation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjornartidindi.is\/Advert.aspx?RecordID=8f71a18e-663f-4ae5-99f2-e200aced32d3\">here<\/a> (with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjornartidindi.is\/Advert.aspx?RecordID=d1cd13d6-9dc2-47f6-b7bd-9f5139570a66\">change<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quarantine for close contact with a case lasts for at least 7 days and ends with a PCR test; a barcode is sent to the individual the evening before the quarantine is due to end.<\/li>\n<li>Isolation due to infection generally lasts for 14 days and ends with discharge from the COVID clinic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Chief Medical Officer also wishes to reiterate that self-tests are a type of rapid test which are performed and the results interpreted by individuals themselves, and their quality is generally lower than that of rapid tests performed by trained personnel. The sensitivity of self-tests is therefore often lower than that of other rapid tests, which means there is a significant chance of a negative result (the virus is not detected) even if the individual is infected with COVID-19. The most reliable tests for detecting COVID-19 are still PCR tests. The Chief Medical Officer does not recommend the use of self-tests at this time, especially given the good availability of other rapid tests and PCR tests in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 should always take a PCR test (even if a rapid test is negative).<\/p>\n<h4>More about the speed test:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlaeknir.is\/um-embaettid\/greinar\/grein\/item47331\/Rannsoknarstofur-med-starfsleyfi-fyrir-COVID-19-hradprof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laboratories authorised by the Ministry of Health to use rapid tests Opens in a new window<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlaeknir.is\/um-embaettid\/greinar\/grein\/item47332\/Hradprof-sem-hlotid-hafa-samthykki-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapid tests that have received marketing authorisation in Iceland Opens in a new window<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlaeknir.is\/servlet\/file\/store93\/item47339\/Lei%C3%B0beiningar%20um%20notkun%20hra%C3%B0greiningarpr%C3%B3fa%20fyrir%20COVID_200821.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Health England's guidance on the use of rapid tests Opens in a new window<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hra\u00f0pr\u00f3f (sj\u00e1lfspr\u00f3f) stytta ekki s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed e\u00f0a einangrun Bori\u00f0 hefur \u00e1 \u00feeim misskilningi a\u00f0 neikv\u00e6tt hra\u00f0pr\u00f3f (sj\u00e1lfspr\u00f3f) geti afl\u00e9tt s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed e\u00f0a jafnvel afl\u00e9tt einangrun einstaklings me\u00f0 COVID-19. Hra\u00f0pr\u00f3f geta hvorki komi\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir n\u00e9 stytt s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed e\u00f0a einangrun. Sj\u00e1 tilkynningu \u00e1 vef Emb\u00e6ttis landl\u00e6knis&nbsp; S\u00f3ttvarnal\u00e6knir minnir \u00e1 eftirfarandi en regluger\u00f0 um s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed og einangrun m\u00e1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14780"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}