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Coronavirus manifests itself differently in each patient. Some people who test positive forCOVID-19 have serious symptoms This end up requires hospitalization, while othersasymptomatic. Disease and Prevention Control Centers (CDC) recommends that someone with relatively light coronavirus symptomsisolate at least 10 days, instead of going to the hospital. But how do you know if you need to go to the emergency room for a serious case of COVID-19? According to the CDC, if you have one of these symptoms, you shouldSearch for emergency medical attention immediately.

1. Difficulty breathing
2. Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
3. New confusion
4. Inability to wake up or stay awake
5. Blueish or face lips

If you have these symptoms or know a person who knows these symptoms, the CDC says to call 911 or your local emergency facility.

"If you have a bad cough, chest pain, shortness of breath and are not unable to walk a lot without needing breaks; or if you have co-morbidities [COPD, diabetes, heart disease] and have symptoms of Covid 19, I would absolutelyrecommends coming to the emergency, "Brandon Lawrence, MD, aDoctor In Arizona, saysHealth.

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However, you do not need to visit the emergency if you liveNon-Urgent Symptoms-The awning fever, cough, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, flowing nose, nausea or diarrhea, the CDC says. Instead of,Annie Sadosty, MD, a MAYO clinic emergency medicine doctor, says you shouldContact your primary care provider in such cases.

"If you just fear that you can have Covid-19 and you think you need to test, there are other sites that I encourage you to access by calling your primary care provider who can then direct you to the many different options, whether in the clinic, in aDrive-Thru test area, or other, "says Sadosty. And for more signs coronavirus, check13 symptoms of more common coronaviruses than a throat.