Prövning corona

What your COVID test results means

Positive test result

If you get a positive result, it means it’s very likely you have COVID

Try to stay home and avoid contact with other people for:

• 3 days if you are under 18 years
• 5 days if you are 18 or over

Get advice about COVID symptoms and what to do

If you're eligible for COVID treatments and you get a positive result, call your GP surgery, NHS or hospital specialist as soon as possible.

Find out more about treatments for COVID

Negative test result

If you get a negative result, it means it's unlikely you have COVID

There's still a chance you could have the virus, so you should follow the advice on how to avoid catching and spreading COVID

If you’re eligible for COVID treatments and you get a negative result, you need to do a total of 3 rapid lateral flow tests over 3 days (1 test a day) if you continue to have COVID symptoms.

Find out more about treatments for COVID

Test result could not be read

If your test result could not be read (some tests may call this a void result), it’s not possible to say if you had COVID when the test was done.

Do another test as soon as possible.

If you're going

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FAQ about COVID

Please note: These FAQ:s may not be completely updated due to the rapid change in the pandemic situation, the increasing knowledge about COVID and hence the continuous review of preventive measures recommended in Sweden.

The virus and the illness

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In most people, COVID manifests as a respiratory tract infection, and many different symptoms may be present. It is not possible to distinguish COVID from other infections from only the symptoms – a laboratory test is required.

Among the reported symptoms are:

• Cough
• Fever
• Difficulty breathing
• Runny nose
• Blocked nose
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Nausea
• Muscle and joint pain
• Loss of smell and taste
• Diarrhoea

Most people get mild symptoms and can recover at home without professional medical care. The symptoms often appear gradually. Some people get a severe form of the illness, with breathing difficulties and pneumonia.

It is very important that you stay at home if you feel ill. If you can no longer manage the illness on your own, please call for medical advice (available in English).

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COVID is mainly transmitted between people via respiratory droplets or secretions from the respiratory tract. Tr

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Lyssna

Alla reagerar olika i oroliga tider. för att känna stress, oro samt rädsla existerar naturliga reaktioner vid enstaka kris. angående du känner dig många orolig, ej kan vila eller ifall du ej kan släppa tankarna vid viruset, finns det saker som ni kan utföra för för att hantera din oro alternativt stress:

• Sätt mening på dina känslor. fingerprydnad och prata med någon om hur du känner och våga fråga ifall stöd.
• Använd tillförlitliga källor till att plocka upp eller ta information ifall covid
• Begränsa tiden du tar del från nyheter samt sociala medier.
• Behåll dina vanliga rutiner därför långt detta går samt gör sådant du tycker är roligt och avkopplande.
• Försök att anlända ut inom friska atmosfärisk luft och fortsätt vara fysiskt aktiv.

Det finns flera organisationer som erbjuder stöd via telefon, chatt eller mejl, om ni vill prata med någon utomstående ifall din bekymmer eller ångest. Här hittar du länkar till dem:

Stödlinjer via mobil, chatt samt mejl (se)

Stödlinjer för dig som existerar barn alternativt ungdom ()

Äldrelinjen ()