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A CLOSER LOOK AT COVID: Being tested for COVID-19 while not showing symptoms is NOT recommended. If someone is tested before developing symptoms, it’s possibl...e that a negative result could be a FALSE negative. That’s why we are encouraging only those who have symptoms of the virus (fever, dry cough, etc.) to be tested at the recommendation of their physician after meeting specific criteria. To date, around 90% of Missouri patients tested still tested negative even after meeting the testing criteria. To learn more about the symptoms of COVID-19, please visit Health.Mo.Gov/coronavirus.