Coronavirus Test Near Me - What Should I Do If Infected With Coronavirus?
Hanima Anand|Mar 11, 2020
Know what to do when suspecting you have infected with coronavirus is of utmost importance to protect yourself and your surrounding people. Check here the national helpline, coronavirus test sites in India and actions to take in this urgent situation.
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In the context of deadly coronavirus outbreak in India when 45 people in India have been confirmed positive while over 3,000 others are being tested, you should know how to protect yourself before and after you are infected (in the worst scenario). The easiest way is to find a "coronavirus test near me" and strictly follow the steps recommended by healthcare departments, which are already collected below for your reference!
So, what should you do if suspecting yourself infected with the dangerous virus?
First, quarantine yourself at home or in your own room to limit your contacts with your family and others. DO NOT move around before you get the instructions from the medical staff.
Second, quickly contact the national medical helpline for timely support.
Indian national helpline about coronavirus disease is +91-11-23978046
Or you can contact them via email at ncov2019@gmail.com
When contacting these helplines, please report exactly your symptoms, your history of exposure to possible infection sources, and your location. Then they will ask more questions to verify and give advice for further actions.
You can check here Coronavirus Symptoms In Human And Pets You Must Take Notice Of.
Third, if you are advised to test for coronavirus or if you want to be sure before contacting the authorities, you can go to these coronavirus test sites in India. However, you MUST wear face mask and minimize your contact with others while going there.
Some tests you will have to confirm if you are actually infected:
- Swab test includes inserting a cotton swab inside the throat or the nose
- Nasal aspirate includes injecting a saline solution inside the nose
- Tracheal aspirate includes inserting a bronchoscope to collect swabs inside the lungs.
Some extra tests will be required if doctors need more samples and patterns for analysis.
Below is full list of Coronavirus Test Sites in India. Please quickly locate a "coronavirus test near me" and note it down!
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- GMC, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
- Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
- Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam
- Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh, Assam
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Raipur
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi
- National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
- BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
- M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar
- Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
- BPS Govt Medical College, Sonipat, Haryana
- Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Med. College, Kangra, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
- Sher‐e‐ Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Government Medical College, Jammu
- MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
- Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka
- National Institute of Virology Field Unit Bangalore, Karnataka
- Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
- Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka
- Shimoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka
- National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Kerala
- Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala
- All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- NEIGRI of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- J N Inst. of Med. Sciences Hospital, Imphal‐East, Manipur
- Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
- Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab
- Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab
- Sawai Man Singh, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Dr. S.N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
- Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
- SP Med. College, Bikaner, Rajasthan
- King's Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Government Medical College, Theni, Tamil Nadu
- Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura
- Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana
- King's George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal
- IPGMER, Kolkata, West Bengal
Keep calm if you suspect you or someone around is infected with this deadly virus. Always remember to quarantine yourself and wear face mask first before visiting any "coronavirus test near me" and order a sample test. Take note of the national helplines, they are the easiest way to find support these days.
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