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Ask Amy: Partner ignored by family wonders why

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Stay calm, and offer to help your mother by asking a friend or family member to accompany her.

Dear Amy: I was a bit disturbed by your advice to "Accused of Desertion,” who decided to fly home alone after their partner tested positive for COVID.

What I think was missed entirely is the fact that a close contact of someone who is COVID positive – even if they themselves have had a negative test – may still be infected and putting others at risk by getting on a flight.

I know that public health guidance has been confusing and inconsistent, but the current CDC guidance is to defer travel for at least five days after last contact with the infected person, and test at that time.

I would implore anyone who is unable or unwilling to isolate or quarantine at their destination to rethink air travel for now.

– An Exhausted Physician

 

Dear Exhausted: Thank you for the clarification and advice. And thank you for the hard work trying to keep people healthy and safe.

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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)

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