Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer urged people not to believe that a negative test result means it’s safe to attend or host a holiday gathering with people from more than one household. “By the time you get a negative test result, you may no longer be negative,” Ferrer said. “And even if you have no symptoms, you can easily infect others.”AdvertisementSometimes people can test negative even though they are actually infected, because the virus hasn’t yet replicated to detectable levels. Advertisement“There’s an end in sight,” Salit told his friends, referring to the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. AdvertisementKaley Mahoney, 31, was getting tested so she could spend Christmas with her friends.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2020 16:50 UTC