Table II.

Details of patients excluded as day 0 RT-PCR negative (n=11)

Patient number	Arm	Symptoms	Indication for testing	NEWS Day				Ct Day
				0	3	7	10	0	3	7	10
5	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	UD	UD	UD	UD
8	Control	Fever, sore throat ×12 days	Symptomatic	1	1	0	0	UD	35.2	UD	UD
11	Control	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	37.3	UD	32.8	37.4
16	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	UD	35.9	34	UD
19	Control	Chest discomfort, fever ×10 days	Symptomatic, Healthcare worker	0	0	0	1	36.2	36.6	37.2	UD
21	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	35	UD	UD	UD
22	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	40	UD	UD	34.8
23	Control	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	35.7	35.1	32.6	30.4
31	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	37.6	35.1	UD	UD
58*	Nasal CQN	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	UD	UD	37	34.5
59	Control	Nil	Contact tracing	0	0	0	0	36.7	25.8	UD	34.9

^*Poor compliance-did not use the drug after first dose instillation. Ct, cycle threshold; UD, undetected