A guide on how doctors decide who gets a COVID-19 test, why celebrities get them without symptoms and more.
Priority one: Hospitalized patients and medical staff.
The majority of people will have a “mild” case of COVID-19, which can include a lower-grade fever, cough and fatigue. Fichtenbaum said that itay home untll you’re better. Quarantine yourself away from family or roommates or friends. Get rest plenty of liquids. Take some cough syrup or Tylenol for aches and pains.”In the face of a massive shortage of tests, new tests are in development.
Still, it’s also very likely that some people with bigger pocketbooks are calling in favors, said Dr. Nishant Rao, chief medical officer of the telehealth care company,“Facilities locally may have some inventory of tests for certain clientele that they’re saving those for, which isn’t really ethical,” he said.
“Patients can present themselves to a local center. They don’t have to have a doctor’s recommendation,” Rao said.
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