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DrToast

(6,414 posts)
1. It will vary by location
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:18 PM
Mar 2020

But most states are telling people that unless your symptoms are severe, you shouldn't go to the hospital. They won't test you and won't treat you.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
3. If tests were available you would get tested so you'd know whether or not
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:21 PM
Mar 2020

you were contagious. As it is, colds, flu, allergies, may have similar symptoms so you isolate yourself without needing to.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
7. Got it, the lack of unrestricted testing is slowing down recovery. We need to know who's sick and
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:37 PM
Mar 2020

... who's not, isolate the most humane way possible, hunker down and clean.

Wuhan will let us know how this worked out for them in a couple of weeks

bamagal62

(3,264 posts)
8. I have symptoms. But, because
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:01 PM
Mar 2020

I’m under 60, symptoms not severe, no known contact, and have not traveled out of the country, I don’t meet the criteria. So, I was told no test and to stay at home for 14 days from when symptoms began and to call again if I get worse.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
10. A test will benefit those who have been around you, not you. You should...
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:39 PM
Mar 2020

... contact your health care provider to see if they're testing possible cases to notify contacts.

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