As per the new COVID guidelines, COVID-19 patients have to undergo tests for which disease if cough persists for over 2-3 weeks?
- Tuberculosis
- HIV
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Explanation:
The Union Health Ministry in its revised ‘Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients’ has advised testing for Tuberculosis if cough persists for more than 2-3 weeks and also avoiding the use of the steroid. The health ministry has added active tuberculosis as a high-risk factor that can potentially cause severe disease and even mortality in COVID-19 patients.