New Canadian Government PCR Test Requirement

[RyanP]

Because of the facts involved, I suppose. I was only being tested because of Jamaica's requirements, had no close contact with infected/sick individuals, had no symptoms, had a negative Antigen test, followed by a positive PCR test (2 hours later), followed by a negative PCR test (46 hours later), and had negative tests for the two other individuals in my house for roughly the same time period. Sure, it could potentially bounce around my family and we could all be asymptomatic and the testing could just happen to miss it all but one test, but unlikely. My primary care physician said he had seen presumptive false positive tests and my neighbor's mother had a similar experience with the testing site that I used. By the time I would have been able to receive my test result from a second follow-up PCR test, the isolation period would have likely expired, anyway, so I just isolated.

Even with what the Department of Health said, I did not board the flight, I did not enter Jamaica and I was not around others after my positive test. Your questions are why I chose not to attempt to travel. It is not easy to explain or for someone else to understand. I'm just sharing my experience.