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- The most common symptoms are fever, tiredness, and dry cough.
- Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually.
- Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don’t feel unwell.
- Around 1 out of every 10 people who gets COVID-19 becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty in breathing.
- Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.
- All symptomatic individuals who have undertaken international travel in the last 14 days.
- All symptomatic contacts of laboratory confirmed cases.
- All symptomatic health care workers.
- All hospitalized patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (fever, cough and/or shortness of breath).
- Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case should be tested once between day 5 and day 14 of coming in his/her contact.
- Infection is spread through droplets of an infected patient generated by coughing and sneezing
- Through prolonged contact with infected patients.
- WEAR A MASK
- Clean your hands frequently with soap and water.
- Cover your cough with the bend of elbow or tissue.
- Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from people who are coughing or sneezing.
- Self-isolate by staying at home if you begin to feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache, low grade fever (37.3 C or above) and slight runny nose, until you recover.
- Wear a mask to avoid infecting other people.
- If you develop fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical advice promptly, as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Call in advance and tell your provider of any recent travel or contact with travelers.
- Website: Visit www.zdiagnostics.org for details and fill-in your contact number so that we can get in touch with you.
- Valid Government-Issued Picture ID – Mandatory
- Insurance Card – If applicable
- Social Security Number – If applicable
- Sample collection is done at one of our drive-thru locations by a qualified technician
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are protective gears designed to safeguard the health of technician by minimizing the exposure to a biological agent. PPE includes goggles, face- shield, mask, gloves, coverall/gowns (with or without aprons), head cover and shoe cover.
- Sample Type: Nasal Swab is the preferred sample type. However, other sample types may also be used as per CDC guidelines.
We strictly follow CDC guidelines for COVID-19 testing. The test conducted is RT-PCR using a Nasal Swab, and the kits and reagents used are all as per FDA guidelines.