I travelled for 12 hours yesterday in the Delhi-NCR region. There are guidelines in my city that anyone returning from Delhi-NCR should get themselves tested for Covid-19. However, i was reading that early testing after infection might give a false negative and impression that one is covid negative since virus takes around 4-6 days to show symptoms. However, since morning, i have been having high heart rate (around 110) even while i am resting. Similar thing used to happen to me when my body used to fight other viral infections in the past. So, should i get myself tested for covid as soon as possible or should i wait for 4-6 days so that i can get accurate results whether i am positive or not. Are currently used testing kits able to detect the virus on day 1?
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Hi,
The raise in the heart rate may be due to anxiety.
You can wait for 2 to 3 days or until you get any symptom of covid like fever or respiratory problems.
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keep a,watch for fever and oxygen saturation using pulse oxymeter
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