Why should you go for Covid Test?

Covid-19 wave is still not under control and we all know that in spite of social distancing, wearing masks and following safety hygiene protocols, the pandemic is rapidly surging and touching our lives. In order to know if you are suffering from covid-19 virus, testing is important which will give a clarity to you on the measures that you should be taking, irrespective of whether you have symptoms or not. As symptoms of common cold and covid 19 virus overlap and are more or less the same, doctors recommend one to go for covid test to know whether they are suffering from a normal cold infection or is it much severe, that is, if they are covid positive. Some people are asymptomatic which is a case where you don’t have any symptoms of covid, yet you might be carrying the infection. To rule out the possibilities of such a situation, doctors ask you to go for a covid test. 

What is rt pcr test?

RT PCR test or real-time polymerase chain reaction is a costly molecular biology technology that generates millions of copies of an initially small segment of Covid RNA. A nasopharyngeal sample when taken via a PCR machine, generates large copies of an initially small segment of Covid RNA and distinctly tells you if you are suffering from covid or not. Studies have demonstrated over a couple of years that rt pcr test gives the most accurate results and is considered a gold standard testing method in determining covid infection. You can certainly opt for an rt pcr test at home or book a rt pcr test online and get the Covid testing done. The results of the rt pcr test generally reaches you within 24 hours. 

Newmi offers different types of covid tests

Though rt pcr test is a foremost step to detect covid virus, there are several other tests which are vital to understand the more severe cases of the pandemic. Severe symptoms would involve cough with blood, persistent coughing, swelling and tenderness in leg, sweating and chest pain, or fainting at intervals. If you are experiencing such symptoms, you will be asked to get tests like il6 blood test and cbc crp d dimer test to look into the covid 19 progression in your system. Research states that people suffering from covid showed considerable increase in the levels of i1-6, crp and d-dimer. In addition to crp and d dimer test, covid recovery panel 2 throws light on liver function, cbc with nlr, bsr, hba1c etc and doctors are more efficiently able to track the progress of covid symptoms in patients and suggest various remedies to treat the patients. 

Newmi offer high end tests like like HKS COV AB PLUS that will check your glucose fasting level, platelet count, total cholesterol, creatinine, TSH, covid igG ab etc, covid 19 total antibodies test and Genexpert Sarscov2 test from accredited diagnostic labs.

 FAQs related to Covid-19 Tests

What are the reasons to get a covid test?

The key reasons for you to go for a covid test or rt pcr test are:

• If you are having covid-19 symptoms such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, body aches or sore throat
• The symptoms do not subside but stay much longer than a common cold infection does
• If you have come in contact with a covid infected person
• If you have just returned from a travel 
• If you have attended a large gathering event or community festival

How can I prevent myself from getting covid?

• Follow the safety protocols like wearing a mask, washing your hands, 6 feet distance in crowd and sanitation hygiene measures
• Get yourself vaccinated as vaccination will protect you from severe symptoms, prevent the condition from getting worse and hospitalization
• Avoid crowded and poorly ventilated areas
• Watch out for any flu and cold symptoms and get yourself checked immediately if your symptoms do not abate.