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From YouTube: Should I be tested for COVID-19?
Description
We sit down with Carmin Hutch, registered nurse and clinic supervisor at Polk County Health Department to see who should be getting tested for COVID-19. For more information regarding COVID-19, visit www.polkcountyiowa.gov/health.
A
A
B
Not
like
you
said
we
are
in
cold
and
flu
season,
so
not
everybody
is
going
to
need
tested
for
cope
in
19.
What
you
really
need
to
do
at
this
point
is
wash
your
hands
with
soap
and
water.
Often,
if
you
do
not
have
soap
and
water
an
alcohol-based
hand,
sanitizer
will
do
in
the
meantime
cover
your
coughs
and
sneezes.
So
if
you
don't
have
a
Kleenex
use
the
crutch
inside
of
your
elbow
mm-hmm
and
then
stay
home
when
you're
sick,
absolutely.
A
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
just
need
to
take
precautions.
Those
are
the
daily
precautions
that
we
do
every
day
to
fight
germs,
so,
let's
make
sure
we're
doing
them.
So
what
do
I
need
to
do
if
I've
been
to
an
affected
country
where
someone
has
called
the
19
or
I
am
a
close
contact
that
someone
has
kovin
19
so.
B
First,
you
would
want
to
call
your
medical
provider.
Your
medical
provider
will
then
triage
you
over
the
phone.
Please
don't
just
walk
into
a
doctor's
office
or
an
ER
and
potentially
expose
a
lot
of
other
people.
If
you
have
been
to
a
country
where
there
is
a
level
2
or
level
3
travel
alert,
those
being
China,
Italy,
South
Korea
to
Iran
and
Japan,
then
you
want
to
maybe
think
about.
B
A
B
They
are
requiring
right
now
that
everybody,
because
the
CDC
and
the
State
Health
Department
kind
of
have
to
okay
every
test.
So
if
your
physician
thinks
that
you're
at
risk
of
Kovan
19,
they
then
will
have
a
negative
flu
test.
Then
they
will
contact
the
state
to
get
approval
to
test
you
for
Coppa
19.
If
they
think
your
risk
factors
are
such
that
you
should
be
tested.
A
Because
again
we
know
the
flu
is
still
widespread
in
Iowa,
so
that's
really
great
information
about
being
tested
for
koba
19.
Now,
if
you
have
any
additional
questions
about
kovat
19
poke,
any
health
department's
resource
is
a
great.
Our
pokin
ease.
Health
department's
website
is
a
great
resource
for
everyone
to
use.
We
have
links
to
a
lot
of
different
questions
and
concerns
that
we're
getting
and
also
we
have
resources
through
CDC
Iowa
Department
of
Public
Health
world
Oregon,
Health
Organization.
All
of
those
resources
that
you
have
questions
regarding
kovin
19
can
help
you.