Prisma Health offers online COVID-19 symptom checker

Nigel Robertson walks us through how to use Prisma Health’s new online symptom checker.

ONLINE TOOL TO IDENTIFY IF YOUNEED TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19.OUR NIGEL ROBERTSON WALKS USTHROUGH IT FROM THE NEWSROOM.PRISMA HEALTH IS THE 1STNIGEL: HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INSOUTH CAROLINA TO OFFEINTERACTIVE SYMPTOM CHECKER FORCOVID-19.THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.ONCE YOU LOG IN, TO LET YOUR ZIPCODE, YOU CAN DO A SYMPTOMCHECK.CLICK ON THAT.WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO IS IT ISGOING TO ASK IF YOU HAVE APRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.CLICK YES OR NO.IT IS GOING TO TAKE YOU INTOPOSSIBLE SYMPTOMS YOU MAY BEEXPERIENCING.IT WILL ASK, DO YOU HAVE AFEVER, A COUGH, SHORTNESS OFBREATH, NONE OF THESE.ONCE YOU PUT IN THE INFORMATION,IT BEGINS TO ASK YOU MOREQUESTIONS AND TAKES YOU DEEPERINTO WHAT YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE ANDWILL THEN TELL YOU IF YOU SHOULDGO TO GET CHECKED FOR COVID-19.THE HOSPITAL SETTING IN ITSFIRST FIVE DAYS, THE TOOLGENERATED NEARLY 3000 CLICKS ANDWAS USED BY MORE THAN 600PATIENTS, 350 OF THEM ACTUALLYBEEN GOING ON TO GET THE ACTUALTEST FOR COVID-19.GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WYFF4.COM.WE HAVE PROVIDED A LINK TO THISINTERACTIVE SYMPTOM CHECKER.