Cold! Should you still get tested for Covid?

Cold! Should you still get tested for Covid?

Home tests can be purchased at pharmacies.

Barbara Rohrhofer

Head of Life and Health Editorial Department

PER

Out of consideration

The common coronavirus has been back for several weeks now – and is currently very active: This is shown by current wastewater analyses and the increase in infectious diseases that normally only appear when school starts.

The question arises: Who is still afraid of a Covid-19 infection today, which now feels like an unpleasant summer flu and hardly ever has a serious course?

There is really no reason to be afraid. But you should still be considerate. And before you attend a family celebration with older people – with a slight cold – it is definitely a good idea to know whether the current infection might actually be corona.

Dietlind Hebestreit

CONS

Only in case of need

The pandemic was terrible for many people – even if they were not infected. Loneliness on the one hand and panic about infection on the other were the order of the day.

What I resolved at the time: I’ll do better next time. While I can’t do without social contacts, I will try to avoid the habit of uncritical testing in all situations. I’ll let myself be persuaded to wear masks, just like I’ll disinfect my hands and things, or avoid bathing in a crowd.

I will only test if I feel really sick or if I need it for work. Then I give in.

And what is your opinion?

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