Anonymous

5 years

Should I test for CoVid-19?

Good day. I am a nurse working in a private clinic. I have a colleague who has been sick since before CNY and haven’t recover until date.

Recently, I have a patient coming in for treatment. He has been in contact with a positive CoVid-19 patient, but was tested negative.

Furthermore, at the moment the clinic is having the ozonizer machine in order to sterilize the air in the clinic. I had been inhaled the O3 twice.

Currently, I start developing sore throat, coughing on and off. I am not sure from where. Should I test for CoVid-19 or it is just a normal medical condition? Thank you for your assistance.

Thank you for your question.

First and foremost, I understand your concern regarding the issue of coronavirus since there’s an outbreak of the virus.

As you may be well aware of, the symptoms of COVID-19 are not specific to this infection only. It may present in other respiratory tract illnesses. Hence, I would advice you 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 with an advice on the next appropriate steps that you should take.

Besides COVID-19 infection, symptoms mentioned above can be caused by other health problems such as:

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/.

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