I'm really worried about my mom. She's 68 and has been having this pain in her lower breast and rib area. Her CECT chest scan says it's likely COVID pneumonia, but the RTPCR test came back negative. Her CTSI score is 325, and she's got a mild cough, but no fever. Could this still be COVID? What should I do next?

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Dr Shubham Chauhan

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take tab paracetamol, tab acetylcysteine, tab multivitamin and take syrup salbutamol

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