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Visit How to Protect Myself and Others for more helpful tips. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, other precautions you can take to help protect yourself and others include staying home if you’re sick and wearing a mask if you go out, practicing good hand hygiene, physical distancing when possible, and carefully choosing your activities and social groups. This is important because you may be eligible for early treatment to prevent severe disease if you test positive.

If you are at risk of severe disease, or meet the criteria for PCR testing below, it is recommended to get a PCR (lab) test as soon as you can. Those who have symptoms should follow the testing instructions here. If you use rapid antigen tests you should have 2 negative tests 48 hours (2 days) apart to be considered negative for COVID-19. If you test positive for COVID-19, please visit this page for more information on what to do next: nshealth.ca/testedpositiveforcovid If you do not qualify, you will not be called. Please note, you will only be contacted if you qualify for medication or Public Health follow-up.

help identify people as part of a priority group that might be at risk of severe illness for Public Health follow-up.ĬOVID-19 treatments do not benefit everyone.

help quickly identify people within 5-7 days of testing positive who are eligible for and may benefit from COVID-19 medications and treatments to reduce the risk of severe disease and hospitalization, and.

The Report and Support screening form will collect information to: Please note If you test positive on a rapid test and/or if you have booked a PCR testing appointment, complete the Report and Support screening form as accurately as possible or call 1-83 if you require assistance completing the form.