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Hi, My father is having little dry cough. They have tested blood so there ESR  component Is 36. Cough is only at day time and it's little. No other problems. Please suggest. One local doctor suggested RT PCR test. Do I need to do that? Or antegen and rapid test is fine? Many thanks
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