If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911. Otherwise, if you are experiencing the symptoms of fever, shortness of breath and/or dry cough there is a possibility that you could have a Coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis.
<aside> 💡 The best option is to call your local doctors and physician to book either a in-person or virtual appointment
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There are a few other options to try if you don't have a primary care physician.
Call your local state public health department.
Here is a list of all the phone numbers for the state health department across the United States.
Here is a compiled list of all the websites for state health departments across the Untied States.
CDC - State and Territorial Health Departments - STLT Gateway
See if there is a local testing center that is willing to take you and in your area.
Here is an incomplete, but frequently updated list of drive thru testing facilities opening up across the US.
Here is another search engine to see what testing facilities are in your area:
Find a local healthcare center in your area, and see if they can assist.
Here is a government sponsored search engine to help you find a local healthcare facility in your local area.
Call the CDC directly to see if they can help at 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) or TTY 888-232-6348.
There are a number of assessment that can be run to see what risk level you are for contracting the COVID-19. However, there is no way of knowing for certain what your health status is until seeing a healthcare professional or receiving a diagnostic test.
Here are some links to some COVID-19 Assessment tools:
CDC COVID-19 Symptom Checker:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Symptoms
COVID Consult:
Sensely - your virtual assistant
USC COVID-19 Assessment:
If you suspect you have COVID-19 still, the best option is to self-isolate at home and monitor your symptoms overtime.
Self-isolation is the means staying indoors and completely avoiding contact with other people while taking care of yourself and your symptoms. You need to do this if you have symptoms of coronavirus or suspect that you do in order to keep yourself safe and to stop the disease from spreading to other people.