
xguide84
4 years
Back from South Korea with serious sore throat
I came back from South Korea on 29 Feb 2020. I felt my throat was dried on the flight. I drank a few bottle of 250ml water but didn’t help. On that night, I couldn’t talk as I have no voice. The next day, 1st Mar 2020 was better. I could talk but still a little pain with flu. On 2nd Mar 2020, I only had flu and cough. On 3rd Mar 2020, I still had flu with a lot of phlegm and cough not sure due to slight itchy on throat or too much phlegm stuck. On 4th Mar 2020, all the symptoms seemed to be subsided. But today 5th Mar 2020, I had a little cough and made the throat a little pain with flu still. All these days I just stayed home for self quarantined. Should I still go for a check?

Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli,
5 years
Thank you for your question.
From what I understand, you had just recently fly back from South Korea and since then you’ve been experiencing sore throat. I understand your concern about your symptoms since there is an outbreak of coronavirus.
To answer your question on whether you should go see a doctor would depends on your risk. You can answer assess your risk profile by doing this quiz Assess Your Risk. At the end of the quiz, you’ll be stratified into different risk group and according to that you should proceed accordingly.
If you’re in low or medium low, you’ll only need to practice hygiene and monitor the symptoms. If you’re in medium-high risk you’ll be required to be quarantine for 14 days and if you’re in high risk group you’ll need to come to the hospital immediately.
For more information on coronavirus, please visit the official Ministry of Health portal at link here (MOH COVID-19 Portal). You can also consult a doctor for free regarding your condition by clicking Ask Doctor link on the portal.
I hope this is somehow helpful for you. Thank you.
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