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Morning. are there medical tests available in south africa to detect whether a person has had covid19 ? reason i ask: im a healthy very fit 42 year old and on 13 december 2019 i had all the symptoms of covid19 which led to pneumonia.
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COVID 19: If you were ill that far back, it isn't likely that this was COVID 19. However, COVID 19 antibody tests can show if there was past infection.
Answered 7/26/2020
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