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2021-04-19 08:39:46
Hi doctors my father is having a body temperature like 97.8 98 99.6 102 . It always changes day by day.sometimes it is up and sometimes it's down .keeps on fluctuating .he is also having dry cough but since yesterday not much it happens sometimes.weakness is also observed.is it related to covid ? We are really worried.since last Tuesday he is not well .please help doctors
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Your fathers symptoms do resemble COVID and due to the current pandemic , kindly do a COVID test to rule it out . Monitor his oxygen saturation and consult. As a precaution, start Vit C and zinc supplements. If he has Vit D deficiency , please also add that.
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Answered2021-04-19 10:01:23

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