After mall visit, is my throat pain a COVID symptom?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 32-year-old female. And I have had throat pain on the 22nd and met a doctor on the 26th for the same. He gave me Azee 250 mg and one multivitamin for five days, and I have taken it till 30th. From that day, I have been doing basic gargling and taking milk with pepper and haldi at night. But yesterday I got the message that whoever visited one mall from the date 10th -17th and has any symptoms of Covid-19 should seek medical support.

I visited that mall on the 12th, and after that, I got throat pain, but it has been 22 days since I visited that mall, and for almost 10 days, I have had this throat pain. Should I consider this throat pain as a symptom? I do not have any temperature or any other problem. I called the helpline and told them that I visited the mall on 12th March, but not that particular shop, and told me about my current situation, and the person told me to take the Azee tablet for two more days if I still have mild throat pain.

I want to know, since it is already 22 days, I visited the mall, and also my throat pain has been there for almost 10 days, do I need to worry about anything?

I am very scared and panicked after seeing that news. Please help me with your suggestion.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Please tell me the following:

Is there any cough, breathing difficulty, or wheezing?
Does anyone else in your family have similar symptoms?
Is there any nasal congestion, discharge, or blockage?
Can you please take a picture of the back of the throat with the mouth showing details of the affected area and send it to me?

Kindly revert back.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

As I understand, there is only throat pain. There is no fever, cough, or breathing difficulty. I would suggest you take some painkillers. Take Dolo 650 mg, one tablet thrice daily for three days after meals. Use medicated mouth rinses. Use Tantum or Dressin mouth rinse, mix equal amounts of the mouth rinse with water, and gargle thrice daily. Do not eat anything spicy or oily.

Take Allercet DC (Cetirizine) tablet twice daily for five days. The medicine might make you slightly sleepy. Take tablet Chymoral forte thrice daily on an empty stomach for three days. Maintain distance from everyone in the family. Use a separate room and a separate washroom. If you are preparing food, handle everything very carefully and eat separately. Quarantine yourself for another week.

Do revert back to me after three days and tell me how your throat pain is. I do not think you need to take any antibiotics now. Do not panic and do not go to GH now, as that would increase your chances of contracting the virus. Watch for fever, breathing trouble, chest congestion, painful micturition, cough, and wheezing. In these cases, immediately go to the GH or contact us.

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.