Should everyone be tested?

*the importance of Covid-19 testing ?*

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Ordinarily, the importance of accurate diagnoses cannot be overemphasized. Testing for COVID-19 is important for diagnosis hence, the right and timely treatment. However, the efficacy of the methodology, time factor, test kits, and its availability are perhaps among the most widely discussed topics.

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COVID-19 testing is necessary as it provides valuable information that guides public health decisions about measures to contain the outbreak and preventable death. There are other illnesses (differential diagnoses) that present with symptoms in the spectrum of the COVID-19 syndrome.
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These include pneumonia, asthma, flu, malaria, etc. Owing to this, the need for accuracy is of utmost importance.
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As seen recently, there was panic over a trending video that showed an ambulance belonging to Warri Central Hospital, picking up a sick patient from her residence.
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The patient who was previously diagnosed of pneumonia back in 2004 recounted her ordeal on how she was ignored by doctors and nurses on reaching the said general hospital because she was coughing badly. Thinking she had coronavirus, the doctors were said to be confused.

�Days later, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Central Hospital, Warri, Delta State, Dr. Paul Okubor, dispelled rumors of a suspected case of coronavirus in Warri. Still, the fact remained that she was poorly treated, grossly mismanaged, and apparently, the treatment protocol for pneumonia was not followed.

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