Answering COVID-19 questions

Dr. Dana Hawkinson answers questions about COVID-19.

GOOD MORNING ANDWELCOME BACK TO 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.WE ARE CONTINUING TOTRACK THE LATEST FROMTHE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THELATEST NUMBERS IN OURAREA.RIGHT NOW - THERE ARE1-THOUSAND-56 CASES OFTHE VIRUS IN KANSAS.THAT INCLUDES 25 MORECASES IN JOHNSONCOUNTY - WHICH IS UP TO244 CASES.IN MISSOURI - THERE ARE33-HUNDRED-88 CASES.THERE ARE A TOTAL OF424 CASES IN KANSAS CITYAND JACKSON COUNTY.WITH CASES GROWING INOUR AREA-- WE WANT TOANSWER YOUR QUESTIONABOUT THE VIRUS.WE ASKED YOU ONTWITTER, FACEBOOK ANDOUR WEBSITE TO SEND USTHOSE QUESTIONS.WE'RE JOINED LIVE WITHDR. DANA HAWKINSONWITH THE UNIVERSITY OFKANSAS HEALTH SYSTEMTO GET SOME ANSWERS.DOCTOR-- ONE VIEWERASKED US ON OURWEBSITE-- EVEN IF APATIENT TESTS POSITIVEFOR COVID-19, CAN THEYSTILL GET REINFECTEDWEEKS OR MONTHS DOWNTHE ROADANOTHER VIEWER ASKS--ANY ETA ON AN ANTIBOTEST FOR IMMUNITY?ONE SYMPTOM OFCORONAVIRUS IS A DRYCOUGONE VIEWER WANTS TOKNOW-- ARE ZYRTEC ANDOTHER ANTIHISTAMINESNOT RECOMMENDED TOTAKE BECAUSE THEY DRYUP MUCUOUS-- CAUSINGCONFUSION ON IFSOMEONE JUST HASALLERGIES OR ISACTUALLY SHOWINGCORONAVIRUSSYMPTOMS?DOCTOR HAWKINSONTHANK YOU SO MUCH FORJOINING US.