joe works hard and makes good money…
one of joe’s co-workers tests positive for cv-19 so joe has to get tested even though he has no symptoms…
joe tests positive (asymptomatic)…
test lab reports one confirmed cv-19 case (but not joe’s name – privacy laws).
joe has to self-isolate. (no hard work, no good money)
four days later, joe gets another test (he wants to go back to work, and can’t until he tests clean. he tests positive again (damn!).
test lab reports one confirmed cv-19 case (but not joe’s name- privacy laws)
five days later, joe’s impatient, wants to work, tests again. positive again. (DAMN!!).
test lab reports one confirmed cv-19 case (but not joe’s name- privacy laws)
another five days, joe’s getting short of money, he tests again. he tests clean (negative for virus). he goes back to work.
one guy, one infection, THREE confirmed cv-19 cases.