In the last week alone, 78 positive self-administered rapid tests were declared in Luxembourg, up from 59 the previous week. But what steps should you take if a test comes back positive, whether it’s at home, at work or at a restaurant?
The first step is to isolate yourself where possible - so if you’re at work, or otherwise out, head home straight away.
Next, you’ll need to report the results to the Ministry of Health using covidtracing.public.lu . You should also inform any people you have had contact with over the last few days. This applies to people you have spent more than 15 minutes’ contact with, without any safety measures such as masks or social distancing, such as co-workers, or family members.
Any close contacts should spend the next seven days in quarantine and can get a test on the sixth day after contact. If the result is negative, the quarantine will be lifted. Contacts are asked to be especially careful after quarantine and to keep an eye on any potential symptoms. Contacts who are fully vaccinated or recovered are exempt from quarantine.
If a person tests positive for Covid on a rapid test, they will also need a PCR test to confirm the infection. In this instance, Contact Tracing will get in touch. The person will then have to isolate for at least ten days. For people with symptoms, the isolation begins on the day when they first detected symptoms. For asymptomatic people, the ten days start on the day of the PCR test.
At the moment, the Ministry of Health does not recommend another test after the ten days of isolation have concluded. This is because a person can test positive for Covid for a long time following infection, even if they are no longer infectious at this point.
