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Son returns to our apt from vacation...any Docs have advice?

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snopes
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Our 23yr old son returns to our Chicago, IL apartment on Tues. 5/19/2020 from flying to South Padre, TX (beach vacation with a family from a western US state and several friends from here in Chicago, IL). My wife and I are in our 50s and healthy. I feel strongly about him needing to self-quarantine for 14-days in the front half of our apartment (own bedroom/bathroom); my wife and he disagree with me. I am also being told that unless we have symptoms, we don't have access to testing and won't for several more months. Any doctors out there who could recommend a best course of action (or what would you do in MY shoes)? Are there any resources/playbooks to guide us through having one household member in self quarantine?

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  • anabel71191
    anabel71191 snopes

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    I do agree with your logic as he is putting you and your wife at risk. I'm a health professional and I do work in a facility that had a few covid cases. Upon admission of new patients, we provide testing for them 2 times before allowing them to be around others. Since testing is not an option for your son, I would do a self-quarantine for 2 weeks just in case.

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