An important tool in reducing COVID transmission is getting a COVID-19 test. You should get tested in the following scenarios:
- When feeling sick with symptoms of: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea
- On day five after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19 (even if you don’t feel sick)
- Recommended after traveling to an area with high transmission rates
If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate yourself immediately and notify the people you have been in contact with. Please visit the CDC for the most up-to-date guidance on quarantine and isolation.
Resources
- CDC: Overview of Testing Scenarios
- Coronavirus Self-Checker
- Different tests for COVID-19
- Hawai‘i Department of Health Guidance for COVID-19 Cases & Contacts
- State of Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Test Site Finder
- COVID-19 Testing Available on O‘ahu
- COVID-19 Testing Available on Maui
- COVID-19 Testing Available on Hawai‘i Island
- COVID-19 Testing Available on Kaua‘i