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Refused to be tested for Coronavirus

Posted By Z

"Refused to be tested for Coronavirus"

About: GPs in the Perth Electoral District PathWest Perth Collection Centre

(as the patient),

I was at an international gathering of a wedding for several days in the last month, with hundreds of guests, many from UK, Kenya, Dubai, Singapore and India.

I believe a very large percentage of guests have now been struck down with a fever, extremely dehydrated, painful lungs and aggressive coughs and painful dehydration headaches on top of the head and extreme lethargy.

I contacted my local hospital, who diverted me to a pathology service for a blood test. The pathology service said I needed a direction from my doctor. I called my doctor's surgery and was told that because I myself did not travel overseas, I was not eligible for the blood test.

This seems to be an extremely contagious, severe lung and dehydration virus. I feel it needs to be investigated ASAP. There were hundreds of people at this wedding who could be carrying. Normally I would not be so worried, but in the light of the spread of COVID, In my opinion, this is extremely suspicious and I believe the Government is not intervening.

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Response from Tracy Dixon, A/General Manager, QEII Network, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA 4 years ago
Tracy Dixon
A/General Manager, QEII Network,
PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

Responsible for oversight of laboratories at QEII, KEMH and PCH as well as the collection centres, transport and processing of pathology samples

Submitted on 4/03/2020 at 4:44 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 5:05 PM

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Dear Z,

Thank you for your feedback. Whilst I understand there is a lot of concern around COVID-19, and many people like yourself would like the assurance of a negative test, any pathology provider is unable to collect and perform the test without the required referral from a medical practitioner. This is a legal requirement. The department of health does have a very comprehensive website for information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) that can be accessed here:

https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Coronavirus

You are also able to call the Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080 to discuss your personal health concerns with a medical professional.

Kind regards,

Tracy

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