Frequently Asked Questions:

Should I seek medical care?

If you have traveled to a community that has been impacted by COVID-19 in the past 14 days AND have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, you should seek medical attention. Contact your healthcare provider before you go to tell them about your symptoms and recent travel history.

If you are sick, you can use virtual care options to seek medical treatment without exposing others to illness.

• Katy Trail Community Health- Prairie Hills, Versailles MO 
• CDC's Self Checker 
• Lake Regional, CLICK HERE for the testing process.
• CRMC COVID-19 Respiratory Illness Triage Line
• SSM Online Consultation 
• MU Health Care

• Below is a link to a list of hospitals offering mobile testing sites. Please call the site you wish to visit before visiting the hospital or testing location to determine testing eligibility. Many sites still require physician orders or evaluation before the testing is approved.
• MISSOURI TESTING SITES 

How is COVID-19 spread?

There is still much to learn about how this novel coronavirus is spread. It is thought to spread between people who are in close contact (within about 6 feet) and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

What are the symptoms?

The symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, and shortness of breath. It is important to remember that these symptoms are common in many illnesses. 

At this time there are no vaccines, cures, or preventative products for COVID-19.

What does isolation mean? What does quarantine mean?

Isolation and quarantine are both used to protect the public by preventing exposure to people who are sick or who may be sick.

• "Isolation" refers to separating a sick person from others.
• "Quarantine" refers to separating people who are not sick, but may have been exposed to an illness, from others.

For more Frequently Asked Questions, click here to visit the CDC’s FAQ page

                                                                   Click here to visit Missouri DHSS COVID-19 page