
Anonymous
5 years
Coronavirus (should I get tested)
I’m having sore throat and chest pain. Do not have a fever. Should I get tested?

5 years
Hi!
Thank you for your question. I understand that you are worried about the risk of COVID-19 infection. According to WHO, the common symptoms of COVID-19 infection are:
- Fever (more than 37.5 degrees celcius)
- Fatigue
- Cough
- Aches and pains
- Sorethroat
- Headaches
- Shortness of breath
Based on your symptoms,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.Nevertheless, you may be in low or moderate risk as you have no recent history of travelling or close contact to positive COVID19 patient.
Besides COVID-19 infection, your symptoms can be caused by other health problems such as:
- Other bacterial or viral infection
- tonsillitis
- Asthma
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- COPD
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.
After 5.00 pm till 12.00 am, please direct your enquiries to our DoctorOnCall website at this link https://www.doctoroncall.com.my/tanya/.
Please visit https://covid-19.moh.gov.my/ to get the latest information and guidelines regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination
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