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Double Masking

Double masking is wearing a mask on another mask. It is basically wearing two masks. The health experts recommend wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask for better protection and proper fit. Double masking ensures increased filtration.

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When can I return to work after being sick with symptoms similar to COVIDent?

Query: Hello doctor, I suffered from cough, sneezing, and cold before eight days. I also noticed blood in my sputum two times. I was tested negative for COVID-19 infection. I feel better overall but I need a note for my illness to return back to work. Thanks.  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Zubayer Alam

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you suffered from sneezing, coughing and blood mixed sputum for the past nine days. You were COVID-19 negative (Coronavirus Disease-2019). Now, you feel better. I do not understand wha...  Read Full »

Will there be fever the next day after exposure to COVID in a crowded place?

Query: Hello doctor, Yesterday, I went to a crowded place but wore a double mask and used sanitizer. I am stressed a lot, and after that, there was a rise in my temperature a little bit. But it subsided within half an hour, and after that, I am feeling feverish like hot breath, but my temperature is norma...  Read Full »


Dr. Radha Peruvemba Hariharan

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you have a fever after going to a crowded place, it need not be because of that incident. It will take more than a day for you to develop the symptoms of COVID. If you have gone out before yesterday somewhere, you might have got the infection then. Anyway, are yo...  Read Full »

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