Checklist for our covid positive patients , if you think the following applies to you , please contact us on 96234027 as soon as you have your positive result.

 Adults and pregnant people in the second or third trimester if:

·       within 5 days of onset of symptoms, and

·       not fully vaccinated or fully vaccinated but significantly immunosuppressed, and

·       not requiring oxygen, and

·       one or more medical risk factors for disease progression:

·       Diabetes requiring medication

·       BMI > 30

·       Chronic kidney disease

·       Significant heart failure

·       Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as emphysema

·       Moderate to severe asthma requiring regular inhaled steroid or a course of oral steroids in the last 12 months

·       Age > 55 years or > 35 years if Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Children who:

·       are aged ≥ 12 years, and

·       weigh ≥ 40kg, and

·       are within 5 days of symptom onset, and

·       have multiple risk factors for deterioration, e.g. renal failure plus obesity plus symptom

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