
Anonymous
5 years
Fever 2 days , no contact with positive patient
Hi, may I know what’s the criteria besides fever , cough , etc of doing Covid test in government sector ?

5 years
Greetings!
Thank you for your question. Based on your sister symptoms of fever and flu, she is encouraged to answer the quiz on Risk Assessment for COVID-19 to evaluate her health status in regards to this disease. After completing this quiz, she will be classified into several categories. 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
Besides COVID-19 infection, her symptoms can be caused by other health problems such as:
- Other bacterial or viral infection
- Dengue fever
- Malaria
- Sinusitis
- Pneumonia
Government hospital will prioritise anyone that has closed contact with positive COVID-19 patients. Travelled to COVID-19 endemic area as well as manifest typical symptoms of COVID-19.
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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