Do I need to self-isolate if I have a negative Covid-19 test result?
Latest news email updates straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Prime Minister Boris Johnson neglected to mention any changes to the self-isolation rules on Monday at his press briefing. The PM is poised to lift all restrictions and measures from July 19, 2021. But the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not mention school bubbles, the abolishment of self-isolation and quarantine for those double-jabbed, or the travel list. The answer, from the NHS, is a "no" - but it comes with a warning as a caveat. The NHS warns: "You do not usually need to self-isolate if you get a negative result. But this does not guarantee you do not have COVID-19, so you must keep following all social distancing advice." In some exceptional cases you may need to continue to self-isolate even if you have received a negative test result. This is uusally if you have been advised by contact tracers to continue self-isolating. Or, if you have tested before the incubation period ends. This is because the incubation period of the virus means you could develop coronavirus after receiving a negative test result, if its within the 10 days. It is important to remember that as many as 1 in 3 people with coronavirus have no symptoms. All restrictions and measures are poised to lift - from face mask laws to pub rules for customers - from July 19 under the pushing ahead with Freedom Day from the government.