RESULTS EXPLAINED
Form A: negative test result
Your coronavirus test result is negative. He did not have the virus when the test was performed. If you took the test on day 2 of your quarantine, you must continue the quarantine until you have completed the 10-day quarantine period and received a negative test result taken on day 8. If you took the test on day 8, you can stop doing it. quarantined when you have completed your 10-day quarantine period.
• It must be re-insulated if:
• have symptoms of coronavirus (you need to get a NHS coronavirus test at www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test and isolate yourself until you get the results)
• you are going to the hospital (self-isolating until the date you are admitted)
• someone you live with with positive tests
• has been traced as a contact for someone who tested positive
For tips on when you may need to self-isolate and what to do, visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19 and read "Self-isolation and symptom management".
It is a legal requirement to quarantine yourself when you arrive in England. If you are contacted by law enforcement authorities or the police after receiving this negative result, show them this notice.
Form B: positive test result
Your coronavirus test result is positive. You had the virus when the test was done.
Even if you have not had coronavirus symptoms, you must self-isolate for 10 days from the day after your test date.
Your test sample can be genome sequenced to check for a virus variant of concern.
The people you live with or travel with must also self-isolate for 10 days from the day you took the test.
If you received a positive test result on or before day 2, you do not need to take the test on day 8. People you are traveling with must take a test on day 8.
They may contact you to trace contacts and verify that you and those with whom you live or travel are isolating yourself. You must not travel, even to leave the UK, during self-isolation. Contact 111 if you need medical help. In an emergency, dial 999.
Form C: unclear test result
The result of his coronavirus test is unclear. It is not possible to tell if you had the virus when the test was performed.
You need to run another test or self-isolate for 10 days from the day you tested.
We may contact you to verify that you are isolating yourself.
Your coronavirus test result is negative. He did not have the virus when the test was performed. If you took the test on day 2 of your quarantine, you must continue the quarantine until you have completed the 10-day quarantine period and received a negative test result taken on day 8. If you took the test on day 8, you can stop doing it. quarantined when you have completed your 10-day quarantine period.
• It must be re-insulated if:
• have symptoms of coronavirus (you need to get a NHS coronavirus test at www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test and isolate yourself until you get the results)
• you are going to the hospital (self-isolating until the date you are admitted)
• someone you live with with positive tests
• has been traced as a contact for someone who tested positive
For tips on when you may need to self-isolate and what to do, visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19 and read "Self-isolation and symptom management".
It is a legal requirement to quarantine yourself when you arrive in England. If you are contacted by law enforcement authorities or the police after receiving this negative result, show them this notice.
Form B: positive test result
Your coronavirus test result is positive. You had the virus when the test was done.
Even if you have not had coronavirus symptoms, you must self-isolate for 10 days from the day after your test date.
Your test sample can be genome sequenced to check for a virus variant of concern.
The people you live with or travel with must also self-isolate for 10 days from the day you took the test.
If you received a positive test result on or before day 2, you do not need to take the test on day 8. People you are traveling with must take a test on day 8.
They may contact you to trace contacts and verify that you and those with whom you live or travel are isolating yourself. You must not travel, even to leave the UK, during self-isolation. Contact 111 if you need medical help. In an emergency, dial 999.
Form C: unclear test result
The result of his coronavirus test is unclear. It is not possible to tell if you had the virus when the test was performed.
You need to run another test or self-isolate for 10 days from the day you tested.
We may contact you to verify that you are isolating yourself.