As we are all facing the possibility of needing to take a Covid test prior to entry into Italy and again on our return to the US (unless entry requirements are somehow dropped in the nick of time), I thought it might be helpful to discuss what the practical scenarios/ramifications would be in the event of testing positive in the following cases:
- Testing positive right before your tour (let’s say within 48 hours).
- Testing positive during your tour.
- Testing positive within 24 hours of your return to the US.
For example, in the event that you tested positive before your tour, would you then remain quarantined in the city of your departure while other members of your group continued on with the tour, and then you just return home alone? If you tested positive during your tour, would you then quarantine in that city while other members of your group continued on he tour, and then you later rejoin the tour or just return home alone? If you tested positive at the end of your tour, would you then remain in that city alone while other members of your group flew home without you, and then you would fly home alone after your quarantine? Or do you see your scenarios in a different way? In each of these scenarios, I imagine that you would have to quickly improvise lodgings for your quarantine and a rescheduled plane ride home. Do you envision other scenarios or plans that would have to be made? Other related issues? What if you were traveling in a group of 3 or 4 as a family, or traveling companions, etc.?
Since this would be something all of us would need to consider in the event of testing positive, what are your practical plan B’s?