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Loss of sense of smell and taste
Hi,
3 days back I tested negative for corona in rapid and rt-pcr but still have cold and cough, apart from that I'm loosing the sense of smell and taste and have headache also my body temperature Is rising.Is it corona or due to normal cold it's happening.
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Hello ,
Your RTPCR test for COVID might turn out to be false negative! Certain strains of the virus are also being undetectable in the normal RTPCR test ! Kindly repeat the same along with COVID 19 antibody levels in your blood !
Start isolating yourself and get people around you tested ! Start having tab paracetamol 1000 mg in case of fever , increase your fluid intake for the day , have Ors . Along with it have tab montair LC at bedtime and have multivitamin plus multimineral supplements ! Do not initiate antibiotics before the test results appear as they may lead to resistance in future . Irrespective of the results get yourself checked by a specialist physician !
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