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As they should. Most people will be okay following the same protocol as they would the flu. Stay hydrated, keep your fever down, relax. If your fever is uncont

As they should. Most people will be okay following the same protocol as they would the flu. Stay hydrated, keep your fever down, relax. If your fever is uncontrollable and you're having trouble breathing, you need more serious attention. "Testing" and figuring out that the cause of your symptoms is/ is not SARS2-CoV doesn't change the course of treatment. There's no wonder drug.

archi42 7y ago
The difference is in the quarantine: If I have to assume it's SARS2-CoV, I don't leave the house, my partner should stay at home as well because she's most likely also infected by now; also we need to get someone to bring us supplies some time the next week before ours run out. We just had that very drill a month ago due to a viral infection (medication only eased symptoms, all we had to sit it out and follow the usual hygienic/no-social-contacts rules not infect others). Question is: What's the threshold? Can I trust external data or do I need to assume it's too imprecise? Now if I knew that I'm most likely not infected (-> potential importers tested) I would still stay at home (in home office now anyway) and reduce social contact, but I could get supplies for family/friends who are quarantined. If I knew I wasn't infected prior to staying at home (-> everyone tested), and if I started developing symptoms, I would know that it's highly unlikely that I was infected and could thus reduce the load on the doctor/hospital (edit: I have "respiratory precondition", hence it seems I can't just say "well, I'm young and healthy, worst case I sleep it out").