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When should be second covid test taken once tested positive? Is it necessary to do the chest scan once a patient is recovered from covid.
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If you are free of any symptoms ,no need for testing again.
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No need to get second test done and CT chest is not necessary.
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If there are no symptoms and if pt. Is maintaining saturation then it's not compulsory. Kindly take opinion of your treating doctor
You will have to wait for 4 to 6 weeks before vaccination
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No CT scan is not required for every patient ..
And repeat test is not required if the patient is improving
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Dr. Apu Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Kolkata
No need to do 2nd COVID test
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Dr. Jagtaran Singh
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8 yrs exp
Ludhiana
No... Once you have recovered from symptoms and maintaining well there is no need to get repeat COVID test done... And it is not advisable to get chest scan after recovery as clinical condition of the patient is of utmost importance... Morever you can save yourself from repeated radiation exposures 👍
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complete home isolation phase of 14 to 17 days and keep practising basic precautions.
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