EARLY DETECTION OF COVID-19

Hafiz Muhammad Asif; Hafiz Abdul Sattar Hashmi

We used retrospective approach to collect observational data about most common presenting sign and symptoms in reported Covid-19 cases. Renowned Journal websites were assessed with available publication holding important information about the course of disease Covid-19 and containing clinical features and laboratory investigations. Data was also assessed by searching digital tools like Google scholar, and Alta Vista. World Health Organization (WHO) webpages, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Nature Journal, Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) network, British Medical Journal (BJM) and the Lancet etc. were considered for getting available updated information about the clinical aspects and clinical presentation of Covid-19. Various National Health Departments for Infectious Disease Control center of various developed countries websites and pages offering Covid-19 updates, data were assessed for common presentations made by collected publications for sensing essential common symptoms. Hashmi-Asif Covid-19 Formula was designed based on collected data were scrutinized to most common and easily accessible symptoms which can alter diagnosis of Covid-19 or due to their absence diagnosis could be delayed. Keeping importance of differentiating clinical features were aligned in table form providing a sketch of most common essential symptoms. Keeping frequency of symptoms in relation with Covid-19 diagnosis were categorized into physical and blood biomarkers. Booth were categorized separately and were given separate score according to the severity of symptoms relevant with frequency of the specific symptoms or signs appeared in Covid-19. Minimum and maximum scores were calculated and evaluated for available data collected for provided in Table. 1. All data were calculated on score chart to evaluate its efficacy for detecting early signs and symptoms to make an easy decision to hold isolation, immediate measures to early confirmation of Covid-19 which was given the name of Hashmi-Asif Covid-19 formula for calculating early symptoms of Covid-19.