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As a healthcare professional, i am wondering if one can have both the flu and the novel coronavirus? if someone tested positive for flu, do they not test coronavirus too?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Depends: The laboratory will test for both, if requested by the doctor. In fact there is a panel of 20+ organisms that can be tested from the same sample. Wish you good health!

Answered 5/10/2020

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A member asked:

As a healthcare professional, i am wondering if one can have both the flu and the novel coronavirus? if someone tested positive for flu, do they not test coronavirus too?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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