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The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are Fever Cough Headaches Fatigue Muscle or body aches Loss of taste or smell Sore throat Nausea DiarrheaOther symptoms are signs of serious illness. If someone has trouble breathing, chest pain or pressure, or difficulty staying awake, get medical care immediately.

Asymptomatic testing might be helpful with anyone who is: working in a high-risk occupation, such as health care workers or first responders. living in long-term care facilities or other institutionalized settings. who were in close contact with someone known to have COVID-19.

Maybe; not everyone needs to be tested for COVID-19.If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and want to get tested, call your healthcare provider first. Most people will have mild illness and can recover at home without medical care and may not need to be tested.CDC has guidance for who should be tested, but decisions about testing are made by state and local health departments and healthcare providers.You can also visit your state or local health department s website to look for the latest local information on testing.

COVID-19 tests are available at no cost nationwide at health centers and select pharmacies. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ensures that COVID-19 testing is free to anyone in the U.S., including the uninsured. Additional testing sites may be available in your area.

See full answerA negative test result means that it is unlikely you have COVID-19. Your result may read "negative" or "not detected." Sometimes there are false negatives, which means you have the disease but the test doesn't detect it. If you have a fever, cough, or cold symptoms, you should remain home and minimize contact with others. If you are concerned about your symptoms, call your primary care provider.If you don t have a primary care provider, you can still call our Penn Medicine Coronavirus Hotline at 1-833-983-1350. If you are feeling better, you should continue to take precautions and practice social distancing to avoid getting sick. Our advice, whether you test positive or negative, is that you should be without symptoms for 72 hours before ending self-quarantine.

The newly approved home test will cost about $30, and the first batches will be shipped out the first week of January, according to Ellume.

On August 3, 2020, CDC updated its isolation guidance based on the latest science about COVID-19 showing that people can continue to test positive for up to 3 months after diagnosis and not be infectious to others.

You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more.You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19.You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them)You shared eating or drinking utensils.

The cost for testing should be covered by most insurance plans or through government-sponsored programs.For private pay patients, please contact your health care provider for cost to administer a COVID-19 test.