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Rapid tests are just a gamble if you want to save time/money/exposing others if you end up being positive.

If you're negative, you then have to get the actual test, but if you're positive you can probably start isolating now.

> if you’re positive you can probably start isolating now.

If you experience symptoms you should start isolating, regardless of the results of a rapid test.

It’s the people without symptoms. Doing a regular test every few days will prevent at least some spreading if you are a symptomless carrier

That's true, but in this case the converse statement is also true that someone with a positive rapid test should start isolating even if symptoms are absent. It's this latter statement that you were replying to.

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