I have a fever, headache, and loss of taste and smell. Should I go for the COVID-19 test?

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I understand your concern. According to your statement, you are suffering from fever, cold, headache for three days. After taking medication, your fever, headache, and cold got subsided. But still, you are suffering from body aches with loss of taste and smell. Sudden loss of smell occurs due to viral infections like COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). You need to undergo investigations like antigen test or antibody test or RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test for COVID-19 virus.

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Yes, you need to undergo COVID-19 test as your smell power is lost. In the meantime, you can take the following medications. You can take tablet Auricin 500 mg (Azithromycin) one tablet at night for ten days, tablet Allegra 120 mg (Fexofenadine) one tablet at night for ten days, and tablet Singulair 10 mg (Montelukast) one tablet at night for 15 days. You can take Paracetamol only for fever, headache, and body ache. Gargle with salt mixed lukewarm water three to four times a day. Take tea with ginger three to four times a day. Monitor your oxygen saturation level using a pulse oximeter. If you suffer from intractable cough later, then you need to do HRCT (high resolution computed tomography) of chest.