After the holidays,'shrewly'... Should I be tested for corona? How much does it cost?

It is said that the weather gets quite chilly as it passes from the Chuseok holiday to the weekend.

This year, especially due to the Corona 19 outbreak, we are careful not to lightly pass the symptoms of cold or flu during the changing season.

If you feel fever, cough, sore throat, etc., you may wonder whether you need to undergo a corona19 diagnostic test.

It is said that there is a pattern or sequence of symptoms of corona19 suspicion. In [Pick Q&A], we will look at the symptoms of Corona 19 infection, and also look at how to go to the test and the cost issue.

A. The CDC of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States discloses 11 symptoms of Corona 19, specifically fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, headache, loss of taste and smell, sore throat, fatigue, runny nose, and nausea ( Vomiting), diarrhea symptoms.

A. Fever → cough → vomiting → diarrhea, and symptoms appearing in patients with COVID-19 show a certain sequence.

This is the result of a study at the University of Southern California, USA.

It is said that the initial fever followed by coughing and muscle pain, followed by nausea or vomiting, and finally diarrhea.

Additional symptoms such as sore throat, headache, and fatigue may appear in the middle, but the order in which the initial four symptoms appear is said to be constant.

The researchers explained, "The sequence of initial symptoms of Corona 19 is slightly different from other coronavirus infections such as the flu (influenza) or SARS and MERS."

In particular, he added that flu symptoms appear in the order of coughing or muscle pain → headache → sore throat → fever → diarrhea or vomiting.

A. Individuals have to pay the test fee to get the test voluntarily due to simple anxiety.

At the screening clinic in the local public health center, you cannot be tested unless you have been notified of the test.

If an individual pays for the examination, he/she must go to a screening clinic such as a university hospital.

There is a personal cost of about 160,000 won.

If you undergo an examination in the emergency room after the operating hours of the screening clinic, the emergency room treatment fee is added to 160,000 won.

A. If you are eligible for compulsory examinations, you will receive full support for examination fees due to the application of health insurance.

It means that there is no personal inspection fee.

Those who are subject to compulsory examination include cases in which the quarantine authorities or the ward office in their area of ​​residence for close contact with a corona19 confirmed or suspected patient is contacted, or when a medical staff is recommended for inspection, or when they have been to a country with corona19 transmission.

If you have severe high fever or diarrhea and your doctor recommends you to test, the Corona 19 test fee is free, but you will be responsible for other medical expenses such as general examination fees and X-ray examination fees.

If you have symptoms of pneumonia with an unclear cause, you can get a free COVID-19 test.

A. Personally, if you have been tested for Corona 19 at your own expense, and you did not get'voice', that is, Corona 19, you cannot get the cost you have already paid.

However, if you are diagnosed as'positive' as a confirmed case, you will not only be refunded the cost of the corona test, but will be responsible for all tests, examinations, and treatment costs from the start of hospitalization to the release of quarantine.

A. Before the test, it is advisable to ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Call Center 1339 or the nearest local public health center and follow the instructions.

This is to prevent the occurrence of any further infections.

This is'News Pick'.