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Testing positive 2 weeks after initial positive result

Hello, i was tested positive on on march 6th and i self isolated myself the very same but i got tested again today and it came back positive. i don't know what to do now.
I was Asympotmatic the whole time, barely had a fever, no trouble breathing, no stomach problems, no dry cough, just feeling tired most of the time with runny nose and regular flu like sympotms. Now i feel better than ever but i still got tested positive, so i don't know what to do now ? should i keep isolating myself ? is it a false positive ?
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As long as you are testing positive, yes, you have to remain isolated.  The reliability of the test depends on what kind of test you took and who made it -- some are quite reliable and some are not.  Some people can have covid for longer than others, all guidelines are generalizations.  Negative tests can be wrong as well.  Doctors who have been treating covid patients have been saying for months that they don't believe tests until they do it 4 times.  It's a difficult disease and the approval of tests by emergency criteria rather than the usual route has resulted in a lot of really bad tests out there.  Get tested again with a PCR test.  
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Ask your doctor about the kind of test you got. If you got tested at a place you don't trust, or with the kind of test you don't trust, go get tested again and do it at your doctor's if they are set up to test people. If not, test again wherever you can get a reliable test, in a week.
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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/end-home-isolation.html
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