Anonymous

4 years

My girl 3 years old was diagnosed as pneumonia 5 days ago and hospitalized

she was treated with IV antibiotic for 4 days and discharged home yesterday. She still experiencing bad cough. I have been the one take care of her since she fall sick. I now experience mild cough and sore throat. This is the first hospitalization for her and we both have been healthy all while. No known contact with any Covid 19 suspected or positive contact. No travel overseas in the past 6 months. I did ask private care Dr if my girl should be tested with Covid 19 samples, she say no. I am worry now if i should.

Greetings!

Thank you for your question. As you mentioned, your child was diagnosed with pneumonia and treated accordingly The reason why you fell sick too may be due to the lack of rest and you were in the hospital taking care of your child. Hence, you may easily contract a virus from the wards. There are other causes of coughing and sore throat like:

Nevertheless, you are encouraged to answer the quiz on Risk Assessment for COVID-19 to evaluate your health status in regards to this disease. After completing this quiz, you will be classified into several categories. Tests can be done in private hospitals for non-high risk for COVID-19 such as Gleanagles, KPJ and Pantai Hospital. We also provide home testing services, accessible through this link: COVID-19 Screening At Home.

You may consult a MOH doctor by clicking Ask Doctor at the Ministry of Health website (COVID-19 Portal) to ask any health issues related to COVID-19 starting from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.

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