How Long Is Isolation After Positive Pcr. Isolate for at least 10 days after symptom onset or until you have been fever free for at least 24 hours whichever is longer. You have had no fever for 5 days.
If you have previously tested positive by PCR for COVID-19 you will probably have developed some immunity to the disease. If your test is positive the 10 days restarts from the day after your symptoms started. Some states and territories may release you earlier if you have a negative PCR test before being released and no symptoms have developed.
You have had no fever for 5 days.
This is because having viral proteins for a long time means that the virus is replicating and producing more of its core material. This means that your total isolation period may be longer than 10 days. If you test positive for COVID-19 and never develop symptoms day 0 is the day of your positive viral test based on the date you were tested and day 1 is the first full day after your positive test. If he got a positive PCR test they would tell him to self isolate for 10 days from when the result came in.