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JULIA: Thank you Dr. Lio, actually that was a great transition to our next set of questions which are about accessing clinics and hospitals during this COVID pandemic. One of the questions we had is, firstly, suppose that I am experiencing certain symptoms that make me worried that I might have COVID. When should I be at home and observing myself for symptoms instead of going to a physician?
DR. LIO: Like i said before, the vast majority of people who get COVID are getting it with just mild disease or maybe without any symptoms at all. If you’re not having anything that’s severe, you are not having bad chest pain, bad shortness of breath, really bad diarrhea, you are not getting really dehydrated, if you think you can manage it at home, then you should be at home. The reason for that is because there is no treatment for it. You only want to be in the hospital if there is something that the hospital can do for you. They can give you oxygen if you’re having really bad shortness of breath, or they can give you fluids for dehydration if you are not able to keep water or other liquids down. But, if it’s something like a runny nose, or you’re just feeling a little crummy, you’re feeling a little tired, the hospital doesn’t have any treatment for that. By going to the hospital, you may be exposing yourself to other diseases as well. So you don’t want to go to the hospital if your symptoms are mild, but if they’re severe… again, if you have any chest pain, if you have any shortness of breath, if you have really bad diarrhea, if you’re getting dehydrated, you can’t stand up, those are reasons to call 911.
JULIA: So I have the next question for you. Along the same line, if I get sick, whether it's with COVID or not at this point, can I just visit any hospital?
DR. LIO: Yes, hospitals are still open. You can always go to the emergency room, and they’re all taking patients. If you have an emergency, call 911. Apart from emergency rooms, some clinics are still open, they’re still seeing patients. If you’re sick, call ahead, make an appointment, and let them know what your symptoms are so that you’re not mingling with some of the other people at the clinic. But yes, hospitals are open, and there are some clinics that are still open at this time.
JULIA: Thank you Dr. Lio. The next question is: if I’m uninsured and I feel sick and want to get tested for COVID19, who should I call besides 911?
DR. LIO: If it’s not an emergency and you want to get tested, don’t call 911. Check in with one of the testing facilities. The University of Chicago has a testing facility, and their number off the top of my head is 773-702-2800. You can call them, tell them your symptoms, and they can get you a time in to get tested. There are other facilities that are open that may be closer to you, but you’ll have to just call them and set up an appointment. If you feel like it's an emergency, if you need help right away, then call 911. But for the testing facilities, you can just call them directly. In terms of insurance, to get tested at the University of Chicago is free.
Amanda: Alright, thanks for that. Finally, when will there be widely available drop-in testing in Illinois?
Dr. LIO: I think the state is actively working on that, to increase the testing capability. It really depends on where you are. Some places will have enough and some places don’t have enough. I know that at the University of Chicago, as of last week (04/16/20) we expanded our capacity to do about 1000 tests a day. There is still a lot of capacity here, if you need a place to get tested. You can come to the University of Chicago to get tested. They have a lot more tests that they can do for you.
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茱莉亚：感谢您，刘医生！您的回复正好帮助我们切换到下一组问题。这些问题是关于在新冠大流行期间人们应当如何访问诊所和医院。其中一个问题是，假设我正在经历某些症状，使我担心我可能患有新冠，什么情况下我应该在家观察自己的症状，而不是去看医生？
刘医生：就像我之前说的，绝大多数得了新冠的人只是轻度疾病或根本没有任何症状。如果你没有任何严重的症状，比如你没有严重的胸痛，没有呼吸急促，没有严重的腹泻，也没有重度脱水，你认为你可以在家里处理你的症状，那么你应该在留在家里。究其原因，是因为目前尚无方法根治新冠病毒感染。所以，如果有什么医院可以为你做的事情的时候，你才应该来医院。比如，如果你呼吸急促严重，医院可以为你提供氧气。如果你不能保持体内足够的水分和流质，医院可以为你提供点滴液体。但是，如果是流鼻涕，或者你只是感觉有点不舒服有点疲劳，医院不能帮到你。并且，去医院的时候，你可能会接触到其他的病毒。所以，再重复一次，如果你的症状轻微，请不要去医院。但是如果你的症状很严重，比如任何胸痛，呼吸急促，严重的腹泻，脱水，无法站立，你都应该打电话给911 。
茱莉亚：接着上一个问题，如果我生病了，无论是不是新冠病毒所致，我能去任何医院看病吗？
刘医生：是的，（芝加哥的）医院还在开放。你随时都可以去急诊室，他们都在接待患者。如果你有紧急情况，请拨打 911。除了医院急诊室，有一些诊所也仍然开放，他们仍然在接待患者。如果你生病了，请提前打电话预约，让他们知道你的症状是什么，这样你就不会和诊所里的其他人安排在一起。总的来说医院是开放的，有一些诊所也开放。
茱莉亚：谢谢刘医生。下一个问题是：如果我没有保险，我感到不适想接受新冠检测，除了 911，我还应该给谁打电话？
刘医生：如果不是紧急情况，你只是想接受新冠检查，请不要拨打 911。请你联系一家检测机构。芝加哥大学就有一个测试机构，他们的号码我记得是 773-702-2800。你可以给他们打电话，告诉他们你的症状，他们可以帮助你约时间接受检查。如果还有其他开放的检测机构离你更近的话，你也必须打电话给他们预约。当然，如果是紧急情况，如果你立即需要帮助，请拨打 911。但对于新冠检测而言，你可以直接打电话给检测机构。在保险方面，在芝加哥大学接受检测是免费的。
阿曼达：好的，谢谢你！最后的问题，什么时候会在伊利诺伊广泛普及不用预约的新冠测试？
刘医生：我认为州政府正在积极努力提高测试能力。有没有测试的条件取决于你在哪里。因为有些地方会有足够的测试资源，有些地方没有。我们现在所在的芝加哥大学，上周（4月16日）开始扩大了我们的测试能力，每天做大约 1000 次测试。如果你需要一个地方做新冠测试，我们这里还有充足的容量，你可以来芝加哥大学接受测试，这里有很多可以帮助你做的检查。
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