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2. My niece is self-quarantined in NYC. Went to hospital, said symptoms were not severe enough for test

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:06 PM

Mar 2020

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From an ER doc in New York City on shift today: [View all] octoberlib Mar 2020 OP

So they send home symptomatic people without testing them? milestogo Mar 2020 #1

They're being presumptively diagnosed with COVID elias7 Mar 2020 #3

Thank you for explanation. Tylenol for fever. Stay hydrated. Stay home. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #4

I used Advil and Benadryl. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #9

Said not to use ibuprofen. Use Tylenol for fever. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2020 #12

France's version of the CDC says Ibuprofen makes it worse for some victims. AtheistCrusader Mar 2020 #15

10 days ago when I was sick we gldstwmn Mar 2020 #28

This genxlib Mar 2020 #7

+1 crickets Mar 2020 #13

Right, that is the down side elias7 Mar 2020 #11

It is very hard to order things, plan etc if there are no statistics. LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #20

I got the flu last year despite getting my annual flu shot. procon Mar 2020 #27

My PA wife says Tamiflu will not work against CV /nt al bupp Mar 2020 #29

That's disconcerting to think about all those folks procon Mar 2020 #30

Test with what? Generic Brad Mar 2020 #14

+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #18

Sure they do. The WHO offered them to us, volstork Mar 2020 #21

Not having tests by now is a fucking catastrophe. milestogo Mar 2020 #24

What others said. Igel Mar 2020 #6

Isn't this why Cuomo wants the army to build hospitals right now? BeckyDem Mar 2020 #10

It's probably too late. AtheistCrusader Mar 2020 #16

I hope not! They have to get up to speed as much as possible. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #17

First word out of my mouth after reading that - Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #19

"This has been spreading a long time." TryLogic Mar 2020 #25

Good guess. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #31