"There's no point. Isolate for 10 days either way."
Is the terminology I heard.
(As if people will listen to the second part.)
I heard from a Rav and a doctor in the last 2 days that if one is exposed or symptomatic they
must quarantine for 2 weeks no exceptions, but there’s no reason to test (as an early negative can let people believe they don’t have it while it could still be incubating, and higher numbers will lead to a shutdown).
I heard but have not confirmed that 2 additional classes were sent home from a school that had previously sent home a class for 2 weeks due to a student testing positive.
BMG has put up signs in Hebrew warning people to stay home if they have symptoms.
What is the doctors rationale? Less severe strain? Younger average age? Herd immunity?
This is a very dangerous inference- you automatically assumed the doctors don’t think it’s as bad. More likely they want them to isolate anyway and not use a test as a heter.. not as a tzad lehakel.
Something should be pointed out- there is currently
zero evidence of there being a weaker strain. I have yet to hear from a single reputable source even so much as a hint to this. Please do inform us if you’ve heard this from someone reliable. There is as much reason to believe it’s
stronger as there is that it’s
weaker- that is, zero.