Resource guide
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Symptoms:
Can appear within two to 14 days of exposure and can include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.
When to call your doctor:
If you have mild symptoms and think you have COVID-19, contact your doctor. Do not go to your doctor’s office without calling first. Most people with mild symptoms can isolate and recover at home, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
If you test positive:
Isolate at home until a medical provider clears you. Stay in one room away from others who are not sick. If possible, use a different bathroom. Surfaces in rooms used by anyone who is sick should be cleaned and disinfected daily.
At-home treatment:
There is no medicine to treat those with COVID-19. Follow your doctor’s advice. The CDC recommends getting plenty of rest and staying hydrated.
When it’s urgent:
If you develop emergency warning signs — difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, persistent chest pain or chest pressure, new confusion or inability to arouse, and bluish lips or face — get medical attention immediately. Call your doctor or emergency room before going in and tell them your symptoms.
How do I know when I’ve recovered?:
Patients isolating at home must go fever-free for 72 hours without fever-reducing medication, according to the CDC. Other symptoms must have improved and seven days must have passed from the time those symptoms first appeared. If you have tested positive, two negative tests must be returned 24 hours apart.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING SITES Bey Health:
Tina Knowles Lawson has launched the #IDIDMYPART campaign in partnership with daughter Beyonce’s BeyGOOD nonprofit to urge racial and ethnic minorities to get tested for COVID-19 to help curb the spread of the disease. The United Memorial Medical Center will administer 500 coronavirus tests 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9 at Forest Brook Middle School, 7525 Tidwell.
Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center:
10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 until daily capacity reached. No appointments or symptoms needed. 3810 W. Fuqua.
HCC Southeast Campus:
9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through May 15 until daily capacity reached. No appointments or symptoms needed. 6815 Rustic St.
Worthington High School:
10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 9 until daily capacity reached. Appointments are required; call 512883-2400 or go to TXCovidTest.org. 9215 Scott St.
Third Ward Multi-Service Center:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday
and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 12-16 until daily capacity reached. No appointments or symptoms needed. 3611 Ennis St.
Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 11-13 until daily capacity reached. No appointments or symptoms needed. 7007 Fuqua, Missouri City
Daniel Ortiz Middle School:
10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 9 until daily capacity reached. Appointments are required; call 512883-2400 or go to TXCovidTest.org. 6767 Telephone Road
Moreno Elementary School:
10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 11-16 until daily capacity reached. Appointments are required; call 512-883-2400 or go to TXCovidTest.org.
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