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Letter: Tests for corona virus

Angie Smith writes:
Do any of the medical facilities in Adair County have test kits to test for this virus? --Angie

The best information we can find right now is that there aren't "test kits" for COVID-19 the way there are for rapid on-site flu and strep diagnosis. Swabs are taken in controlled conditions and then sent to the state lab, under current CDC guidelines.

WDRB posted this article on Thursday: Louisville doctors dish the facts on the coronavirus test

If you have developed a fever or respiratory symptoms and believe you have had exposure to a known case or traveled to an area with community spread, isolate yourself from others in your home and contact your healthcare provider or local health department, or call the state hotline at 800-722-5725, to describe your symptoms and any recent travel before you go to the healthcare facility.




This story was posted on 2020-03-15 20:29:29
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