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New Yorker with Symptoms of COVID-19 Returning from Japan Refuses to Test for Coronavirus

A 35-year-old resident of Brooklyn went to a New York hospital with a fever and cough. He recently returned from Japan and was afraid that he had contracted COVID-19 there. However, doctors, having examined the patient, let him go home. Details about this, as well as existing testing problems in the state, the publication said. Business Insider.

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What happened

Recently, a 35-year-old New Yorker returned from a business trip to Japan, where at least 230 people discovered a new coronavirus.

Doctors at the New York University Langon Hospital in Brooklyn suspected that he might have COVID-19. Tests for 20 other viruses were negative, including five flu strains. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rejected the hospital’s request for a new coronavirus test. The reason for the refusal was the fact that his condition was not serious enough for hospitalization.

Officials even told the hospital that the patient could return to normal, including a subway ride to work in downtown Manhattan.

A source confirmed the identity of this man by checking his documents, but for security reasons his name was not disclosed.

«Если это превратится в пандемию или что-то в этом роде, это не должно сводиться к индивидуальным решениям», — сказал житель Бруклина. Также он добавил, что его врач не согласен с вердиктом CDC и рекомендовал способы, которыми пациент может самостоятельно карантинизировать себя дома. Мужчина прислушивается к совету, хотя до сих пор не знает наверняка, есть ли у него COVID-19.

New York Testing Issues

Эта ситуация обнародует серьезное препятствие для сдерживания нового коронавируса в США. «Тестирование в других странах (охватывает более широкую аудиторию — Ред.), чем у нас, — сказал ранее Уильям Шаффнер, специалист по инфекционным заболеваниям Школы медицины Вандербилтского университета. — Мы рыскаем, пока они бегают».

Limited testing capabilities mean that some cases may remain undiagnosed.

The man said that in the hospital, medical workers scanned his chest to check for pneumonia, and ordered testing for 20 major viruses. The results for all tests were negative. A chest scan confirmed the problem, but the symptoms were not severe enough to keep him in the hospital.

The male attending physician told him that she had requested a COVID-19 test at the State Department of Health, but the response received said that he did not need testing.

According to CDC guidelines, those who have recently visited Japan are considered to be carriers of COVID-19 only if they have severe enough symptoms. The same standards apply to people who have traveled to China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea.

A letter from this man’s doctor said the Department of Health said his case “doesn’t cause him to have COVID-19.” The doctor, however, recommended that the patient "stay at home until the fever subsides."

The New York State Department of Health declined to comment on this situation, and the CDC did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication of this material.

Number of people tested in the USA

As of Sunday, March 1, the CDC tested on COVID-19 for a total of about 470 people throughout America. It seems that overnight the CDC removed these test numbers from their site, the publication notes.

At the same time, Alex Hazard, a U.S. health and social services official, said March 1 of 3600 Americans tested.

«Мы все еще имеем дело с тестом, который ограничен в своей доступности, поэтому мы должны расставить приоритеты по степени риска», — сказала Бела Матиас (Bela Matyas), медицинский работник в калифорнийском округе Солано (Solano County), выступая на пресс-конференции в четверг. Матиас отметила, что это была одна из причин, по которой пациент из Калифорнии провел несколько дней в двух больницах без прохождения теста.

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