
Anonymous
4 years
Need quarantine myself or test for covid19
Hello Doctor, my father’s boss’son (A) has tested positive for covid 19 today, 4th January. He (A) met his father(B) at 28/12/20 and had a dinner, where (B) is my father’s boss. After that, B is working with my father © along this period until today 4/1.Should my family and I(D) go for the covid 19 at nearest k kesihatan and quarantine ourselves while my father © must go for the test. Help me doctor and I worried about it TT. Thank you doctor.

Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli,
4 years
Greetings and thank you for your questions.
Through the question and statement you gave on the above section, i completely understand your concern over this matter. According to WHO, the common symptoms of COVID-19 infection are:
Most common symptoms:
- fever
- dry cough
- tiredness
Less common symptoms:
- aches and pains
- sore throat
- diarrhoea
- conjunctivitis
- headache
- loss of taste or smell
- a rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes
Serious symptoms:
- difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- chest pain or pressure
- loss of speech or movement
Because you are a close contact, 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. The decision of whether a person needs to be checked is depending on the doctor’s evaluation of the patient’s history and risks which is those of high risk. If a person develops symptoms such as fever and respiratory symptoms and has close contact or travelled from/to countries of high risk for COVID-19 infection in the last 14 days, he/she will be further evaluated for diagnostic testing. 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.
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/.
Boost your immune system with a balanced diet and good nutrition.
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