[DEPcom]

Just got disturbing news from my wife. Her coworker has been out of the office for a week and is showing covid-19 symptoms. They have tested her twice, both came back negative. All of her coworkers are very concern, I am guessing the lady is real sick. I will find out more later.

They are going to do further testing. I am guess they will take a sample from the lungs to confirm if is covid-19.

There was another article posted here stating a person was sick but tested negative many times. They had to take a sample from the lung to confirm.

[ETCM]

There was another article posted here stating a person was sick but tested negative many times. They had to take a sample from the lung to confirm.

I wonder if someone with sinus issues, a "mouth breather", would not have much virus in their sinuses?

With many of the kids who had symptoms similar to Kawasaki Disease, they tested negative with the nasal swab, but positive with a serum test. I'm sure there must be some number of adult cases where the lungs are ok, but other organs are attacked. They might even be asymptomatic, or at least not have typical symptoms.

[LilFarmer]

Is she on a ventilator? If she’s that sick I hope they are treating it as covid and start hcq/zinc

[LilFarmer]

Also, prayers up for her 🙏

[Myrddin]

I have a friend who just finished the Emergency Room element of his residency. He stated that the nasal swabs are often negative, but a lavage of the lungs yield consistent positive when other typical COVID-19 symptoms were evident. If she's sick, the lung lavage sample should get a valid result.