The 3 steps to take if you think you have COVID-19 | USA TODAY

What are the steps you need to take if you think you have coronavirus?
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, here are some steps you can take if you think you have coronavirus.

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48 comments

    1. I love it when someone just says a bunch of scripted jibberish with underlying bias and agenda, everything you just said is basically what I expect people to believe to help themselves justify their own cause. Your no different than any other sheep, not even aware like most.

    2. The idea is not to panic. Drink lots of water, rest, and stay isolated if you can. Panic only stresses you out to where you are more liable to get sick.

  1. I’ve been having high fever, cough and body aches since last Friday. Went to a Medwell, they tested me for the flu. Came back negative. Was put on tamiflu anyways. I just started a new job, I told the doctor I would need a doc excuse to be off of work. He gave me one day off. I return to work tomorrow. I have no option but to go in. I am still coughing, and having low grade(now) fever. I am in fear now that I have this virus. But no one cares unless you are an athlete, celebrity or politician. They seem to get tested quickly and get results just as fast. Total bullshit.

    1. Bekah Salem contact your local health department and tell them you think you have the virus and you’d like to get tested, and tell them about your employment situation. I hope you get the help you need

    2. @Walter White I HAD to go in to my doctor for a prescription for muscle relaxants for a bad back. Our illustrious Washington State politicians deem it necessary to only be able to get 2 months of prescriptions at a time. I called ahead saying I had a bad cough and needed a face mask. NO MASKS! So I sat in the waiting room for over half an hour getting nothing but nasty looks…and NO MASK! Even though I coughed as responsibly as possible into my elbow and used Kleenex… I felt so bad for the other patients! And cussed out the stupidity of our idiotic politicians the hour plus that I was inside… coughing continually. (No one even took my temperature!)

    3. This is happening all over. It is really bad in the UK too. They aren’t testing people and the official figures are sketchy because of how this has been handled since January.

    4. @Maria hinojosa Hinojosa Tell the office you have shortness of breath and all these symptoms. Tell them you need to be tested for Covid 19 asap.

    1. This may make a few of those evangelical ” Christians” rethink their support of that Idiot in the Oval Office… he’s just helping abolish abortion…as well as all those susceptible to Coronovirus…. Is that a fair trade off?

  2. i always have shortness of breath sometimes & my chest hurts & it’s because of my anxiety it’s been like that for years since I got it & it never stops ….now that this is going on & the symptoms are the same as my anxiety that gets me MORE anxious & it gets me thinking that i might have it

    1. Yesterday a friend called me with the same problem. She has WPW Syndrome and was freaking out! I told her that with mine, whenever my heartbeat gets too erratic, I do something rythmic. Even if it’s just petting my dog. That motion calms my heartbeat. Normally I would suggest going out for a long walk. Now…here, Fido!

    1. Sending love and healing prayers your way. Please stay strong and don’t be afraid. Drink plenty of hot/ warm chicken (Don’t burn your mouth) and garlic ginger soup, vegetable soup. It will help the fever go down. And warm up and clear the congestion in the chest. Get plenty of sleep if possible. You guys are not alone. We are all in this together. We will get through this.

  3. According to the symptoms in this video I had the virus 3 weeks ago. Hard to breathe (came on suddenly), feverish (all the time), dry cough (early morning-sporadic); I isolated from my family right away, starting washing my hands better, keeping my distance from people and ordering online instead of shopping myself. I have isolated myself completely in the past week and taken steps to take better care of my self, by eating better, resting more, sitting in the sun, and now I feel much better, my lungs feel easier to breathe, no fever, no cough. I miss my coffee every morning at the local coffee place, but I dont want to infect the people out there. I am 81 years old, with preexisting pneumonia and have had cancer. We need to talk about the changes weve made instead of what damage the virus has and will do. We need to feel in control, to help ourselves

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