HOUSEHOLD AS YOU IS THERE AN OUTDOORS WHENEVER PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS IMPOSSIBLE. MEANWHILE, THE CDC IS PLEADING WITH AMERICANS NOT TO TRAVEL FOR THANKSGIVING OR GATHER WITH LARGE GROUPS AT HOME. A LOT OF FOLKS ARE DISREGARDING THOSE PLEAS AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE URGED TO GET TESTED. WITH THE HOLIDAY TWO DAYS AWAY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF YOUR RESULTS COME BACK NEGATIVE, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU ARE IN THE CLEAR. KASEY CUNNINGHAM IS LIVE HERE TO EXPLAIN THIS. >> Reporter: A NEGATIVE TEST ONLY MEANS YOU ARE NEGATIVE AT THAT VERY TIME YOU TOOK THE TEST. THE CDC EXPERTS SAY NOT TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY BUT IF YOU DO PLAN ON TRAVELING, THEY WANT YOU TO GET THE TEST. LET'S LOOK AT RDU, PRETTY BUSY WITH PEOPLE GETTING READY TO TRAVEL AND WE SEE PEOPLE WEARING FACE MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS. DR. SAY THE VIRUS TAKES TIME TO REPLICATE IN YOUR BODY SO IF YOU ARE EARLY ON IN THE COVID 19 VIRUS, IT WILL NOT ALWAYS SHOW UP . THE ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL DID A STUDY IN THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE VIRUS HAS 100% ABILITY OF GETTING AN INCORRECT NEGATIVE ON THE TESTS. PEOPLE TESTED NEGATIVE WHEN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE VIRUS, THEY WERE JUST EARLY ON. EXPERTS SAY DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU ARE EXPOSED, NEGATIVE TEST DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE IN THE CLEAR. WILL HEAR FROM DOCTORS AT UNC AND MEDICAL EXPERTS COMING UP. IN WAKE COUNTY, THEY'RE DOING SOME TESTING THIS WEEK AND THOSE SLOTS ARE BASICALLY FULL. WE'RE CHECKING ON THOSE ALL MORNING IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SOME AVAILABLE SPOTS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT TURN YOU AWAY IF YOU NEED TO GET A TEST. IT IS GOING TO BE READY TO WAIT IN LINE AND THE STAFF MEMBERS WILL WORK QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO YOU IN AND OUT OF THE LINE. WE HAVE THESE HOURS AND TESTING TIMES AND SLOTS AVAILABLE AT WRAL.COM.