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2020-09-15 02:59:26
My mummy age is 45. She has cough for a last one week but she has not had cold and fever. So she should get a covid test or not???
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If associated bodyache . smell loss or taste loss or leg Pain appetite low and other body symptoms with cough .Go for covid test

Answered2020-09-15 03:07:30

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Answered2020-09-15 09:21:28

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Monitor her symptoms.. dry cough is more worrying one..Drink plenty of fluids, steam inhalation,salt water gargling, avoid cold food and drinks, avoid stress and tensions,sleep minimum 8 hours at night, monitor temperature and oxygen levels 6th hourly once.. if any alarming symptoms get the RTPCR test done..

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