I hope you don't have covid-19, but either way, I hope you feel better soon. It is tough for people who have annual sinus discomfort. It's gotten to the point where discomforts that people have had much of their lives bring paranoia about covid. Of course I agree it's very wise to be sure what it is, though.

It seems that some covid test results come in quicker depending on where you get the test done. My husband and I got viral covid-19 tests done at an urgent care location near where I believe you once wrote that your grandparents live. We got the tests for travel to Europe, which require the test be done (and results received) no longer than 72 hours before departure. We went both to that urgent care location and a drive-through Rite Aid Pharmacy. The urgent care center test result came back within 48 hours, but the one from Rite Aid took about four days. I do know that some are still taking about a week or so. I don't know if time lines have changed for some reason or another. We had the ones I mention back in September.

From what I've been told (by three urgent care centers near me), the results tend to be the fastest from them. When my husband and I need to get one again, before our move abroad, we'll definitely go to an urgent care center for one.

I've almost stopped going to my GP anymore, except for an annual physical. I find the urgent care centers in my state (NJ) to be wonderful. Worth the extra $20/$30 bucks in co-pay. They do much of what a hospital ER can do (i.e. xrays, stitches, and the like) without the horribleness and long wait.