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I have been feeling unwell for the past few days with headache, muscle pains, and poor appetite. All my Laboratory tests showed that I don’t have Malaria and Typhoid. I want to know if what I have is Covid 19 infection.

Okoye (by SMS)

 

Due to similarities in symptoms between COVID 19 infection and some other common ailments such as Malaria fever, Typhoid Fever among others, the best way to know whether or not you have COVID is to go for a COVID test. The test which is now available in many centres in the country is quite affordable.

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