How to Check Corona at Home In Lockdown ( Self Covid Test ) ?

There are several options for at-home tests that can tell you if you have COVID-19, the illness caused by a coronavirus. They include home collection kits, which are then sent to a lab for analysis, as well as a few new rapid tests that give your results at home within minutes.

The at-home self-collection kits generally cost from $100 to $150 and can be found in some drugstores and retailers. Some tests may be covered under insurance, but others aren’t. Several major lab companies supply the kits, including LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, and P23 Labs. You register the kit online with the test's company, take your own swab, and express-ship it back. Test results are received either online or by email or text within 24 to 48 hours after the lab receives the test.

The rapid tests include:

BinaxNOW. You order through a phone app with a doctor's prescription. When the kit arrives, you log into an eMed, site, which then guides you through how to test yourself with a swab.

Ellume. This one needs a prescription and costs about $30. It uses an app to guide you through the process of using a swab.

Lucira Health’s All-In-One. Costing less than $50, it requires a prescription. You collect a sample through a swab that you then put in a vial of solution. You then put the vial into a portable, battery-operated device. Within 30 minutes, a light on the device indicates negative or positive.

If you don't want to do a test at home, a medical professional may be able to test you, depending on your symptoms, other risk factors, and whether you’ve been exposed to the virus. Here’s what to do if you think you need to be tested:

1. Call your doctor, clinic, or hospital and let them know you think you may have COVID-19 symptoms.
2. Tell them if you are older than 60 or have another health condition, like diabetes, heart disease, or cancer.
3. Be ready to describe your symptoms and if you think you’ve been exposed to the virus.

Your doctor or hospital will tell you what to do next. This could include going to a clinic, going to a drive-thru test location, or staying at home away from other people to avoid spreading the disease.

How to Do Self-Assessment to check if you are at risk of Coronavirus:

When someone can do coronavirus self-assessment?

• If you have recent travel history
• If you have Fever (Fever > 37.8o)
• If you have cough
• If you feel tired
• If you feel difficulty in breathing

Some of the symptoms facts you must know

• 50% of patients do not have fever initially
• Cough is usually dry but sputum is not uncommon
• The time between catching the virus and beginning to have symptoms of the disease range from 1-14 days and most commonly is around five days.

Below chart will give you better understanding about people having % of symptoms. This chart is created based on Hospitalized Patients in Wuhan, China.

How One Can Take Primary Care of Him/Her Self If Having Symptoms:

Self-Management with mind symptoms (Home/Self Isolation):

• Stay at home at least 14 days from when you first find symptoms
• Do not invite visitors or go out
• Choose a well ventilated room and keep away from others
• Use mask
• Dispose all waste in a clinical waste bag
• Close door, turn off Air conditioner and open window
• Clean the room and reused things properly when isolation is over
• Use mask, gloves and apron while cleaning the room

When to have medical assistance/Emergency:

 

If symptoms worsen during home isolation or there is no improvement after 7 days then should contact for medical assistance/emergency or take coronavirus testfrom government/ICMR approved labs. Your report will be generated in 24 - 48 hrs.