What are some of the new Covid-19 symptoms in the second wave? When do you need to get tested? Dr Souradipta Chandra answered some key questions for Brut. Watch here:
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00:00If you do not have symptoms, then it's advised not to go get an RT-PCR test done right now
00:05considering the labs are anyway all overloaded.
00:07Remember, most of the COVID symptoms can be symptomatically treated at home.
00:15You do an RT-PCR test when you get signs and symptoms.
00:19Simple signs and symptoms, for example, fever, body ache, cough and cold,
00:24diarrhea, lethargy, severe lethargy for about 2-3 days.
00:29If you do not have symptoms, then it's advised not to go get an RT-PCR test done right now
00:34considering the labs are anyway all overloaded.
00:37If you've come in contact with a COVID positive patient, isolate yourself.
00:41Do not rush to go do an RT-PCR test right away.
00:44Isolate yourself.
00:45Wait and watch and see if you get any symptoms.
00:48Hospital admission is not required for all COVID patients.
00:51Remember, most of the COVID symptoms can be symptomatically treated at home.
00:56The only reason why you will need to go to the hospital would be
01:001. If your SpO2, the oxygen level, starts dropping and if it goes below 91
01:06for a couple of hours, for a few hours, and it remains below 91,
01:11then you need to go to the hospital.
01:12The second reason why you would need to go to the hospital is if your fever is not reducing.
01:18If it is about 102-103°F, corresponding to about 39°C,
01:24continuously for a couple of days, irrespective of paracetamol,
01:27irrespective of anti-inflammatories,
01:29that's when you need to seek medical help at the hospital.
01:33The new mutant strain seems to be rather contagious
01:36and maybe that's the reason why the younger population is getting it more
01:39as compared to the older population.
01:41Watch out for some new signs and symptoms.
01:43There seems to be abdominal pain, there seems to be diarrhoea,
01:47severe lethargy, sore throat, there seems to be rashes on the body,
01:52there seems to be confusion, there seems to be a brain fog,
01:56you seem to be in a state of confusion,
01:58there seems to be bluish discoloration of the nails and the toes, of the fingers and the toes,
02:04there seems to be nausea, vomiting, severe weakness, apart from, of course, the older symptoms.
02:09Try wearing your masks even at home, if possible, if you do have a COVID patient at home.
02:14Make sure the ventilation in the patient's room is good.
02:18Make sure you do not use a common air conditioning for the entire house, if possible.
02:24And, of course, social distancing is very crucial.
02:27Similarly, for children as well.
02:28Try to be a little optimistic, cautiously optimistic,
02:31that a majority of our patients and a majority of our population is healing well
02:36without needing to go to the hospital.
02:38So keep that in mind, try to stay strong, don't panic,
02:42and hang in there, we'll get through this.