Have You Been Tested For The Coronavirus That Sometimes Leads To Covid-19?

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Have you been tested for the coronavirus that sometimes leads to COVID-19?

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  1. Hugh Manely

    Hugh Manely Very Well-Known Member
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    No, I don't plan to either. Sorry for my ignorance - I thought coronavirus and covid-19 were the same thing.
     
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    @Hugh Manely -- Covid 19 is a strand of Coronavirus, much like the common cold.

    No one in my household has been tested.
     
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  4. Herb Durant

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    Are Covid test covered or is there a charge?
     
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  5. John Brunner

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    Given the prices some places charge, taking it up my nose would be an improvement.
     
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  6. Herb Durant

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    What test do you guys get ? I've had four and there always the nose job :) It's covered on our heath care having said that to vacation in Hawaii a Covid test is required that's not covered the lab charge is $250.00
     
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    You've had four???? Are you still traveling?

    I've had one, and that was only because it was required for an outpatient procedure done.
     
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    I'm also doing the outpatient thing I'm good for awhile my next visit is in March.
    No travelling going on here everything is in shutdown mode I cant even visit my 95 year old mother in the old folks home she's in another province so I'm considered a high risk of infecting her.
     
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    I just went to a friend's funeral yesterday.
    -Restrictions on viewing
    -Limit on #attendees for the memorial service (I could not attend because her family needed the slots)
    -The pastor could not shake hands/give hugs after the graveside services
    -After-services gatherings were limited

    My friend had end-stage cancer and visits were limited because of COVID.

    I'm sorry you can't visit your mother. I'm not certain how I feel about that being restricted. There is a risk/benefit that I think you and she should decide, to include whatever safeguards you may decide upon. And if you've been tested 4 times...

    The cure is worse than the disease, I fear.
     
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    In my area the restrictions don't make sense I'm single I can have two friends over they cant be different friends everyday they must remain the same friends, households cant have anyone over no visiting or get togethers.
     
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    I've been tested, late October. I had an outpatient surgery where they put me under (removed bladder stone, checked for bladder cancer, prostate biopsy.) Tested negative.
     
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    I have a friend who picked up the virus at work and has been quarantined. She feels OK, everyone in her household has tested negative.
     
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  13. Martin Alonzo

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    If they studied harder, maybe they could have gotten a positive test result. .... study study study....


    :)

    p.s. "someone picked up the virus" ... in a briefcase? a satchel? a paper bag? How? So far, no doctor in the world, no scientist, no virologists at all have been able to show any virus ....

    So how did someone pick up a virus that even the professionals cannot find ?
     
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  15. Jeff Elohim

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    Oh, wait..... the infamous 'tests' .... totally unreliable.... but that's how it is said if someone has it or not... is that it ?
     
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