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Currently, the virus has entered community spread and there are reports of patients with re-infections. Therefore, it is certainly possible to get a negative test and then positive again depending on this and abovementioned factors surrounding performance of the test.
Ultimately, due to the large number of variables involved, the best way to manage risk in this situation are strict social distancing and hygiene measures just in case of any infection (unresolved or recurrent), particularly to protect vulnerable individuals such as the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions like lung diseases.