Coronavirus

[Blood Eclipse]

I've started running a fever the past two days and I'm always tired. I'm worried because I left the house a few days ago to go grocery shopping and so many people don't cover their mouths when they cough, I walked by at least two on the way out of the exit to my car. I'm not sure if I'm being overly paranoid or...? I was running a slightly elevated temperature yesterday and it's gone up today, I know they say most people don't need to even seek treatment so for now I'm gonna stay at home and just keeping doing the Tylenol, fluids and rest thing... but you know, it's scary.

I know what you mean. I try to minimize going out as much as possible, so I only go out when food, toilet paper, water, ect. is needed (some items are harder to find than others) and buy whatever else is available online. Whenever I do go out, I try to keep distance from others, but it's near impossible, since stores are highly crowded with other buyers. Then there's those delightful individuals who can't bother to cover their mouths with their elbows when coughing or sneezing, as if the mere effort would kill them. I really hope you'll be ok and just have a common flu or cold. The best thing you can do for the moment is rest plenty, drink fluids, multivitamin with vitamin C and potassium. I know COVID-19 is scary, but try to also minimize your anxiety levels, if you can. If symptoms worsen (sore throat, trouble breathing, ect), then I'd recommend going to the hospital.

 

[epona]

My older sister actually got the virus, she was 9 months pregnant and started showing symptoms. Both she and her husband are doctors so she could have picked it up anywhere really. She got her test back positive about 4 hours after giving birth to my niece who has thankfully since tested negative. She's gone past the 14 days since her last symptoms though and she wasn't very ill at all which is super lucky; it seems pretty widely varying in how severely it affects people.

I'm really proud of my country's response. We were really far ahead of things and implemented very restrictive measures as soon as we got a case. Our cases are rising but we're definitely flattening the curve.

So stoked to meet my niece when this is all over!

My other half got a notice in the post yesterday to self-isolate for 12 weeks due to being high risk (asthmatic). We don't live together so this will be looooong. ._.

This is crazy - is that the cocooning measures they've put in place? My dad would fall under that category. It's insane, although everyone here has to self isolate anyway basically but within their own households

 

[Blood Eclipse]

Starting tomorrow, over here people have to wear face masks while shopping, and the super markets will have to provide the face masks free of charge. :O

I have to say that our government is proving competence and realism during this crisis. I wasn't very fond of our prime minister before, but he has appeared very competent and rational with his reply/replies to the crisis.

Meanwhile, over here...

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People were coughing while ordering, none of my coworkers had the time to wash their hands, and the orders were very big, and I couldn't catch a break. So I quit on the spot. My mom has pre-existing conditions, and I could not risk carrying the virus and infecting her. Thankfully she was very understanding. That is how the virus has affected my life.

Thankfully, you were able to quit and your mom was understanding.

I know restaurants are among those businesses taking the biggest hit right now, but I wouldn't risk eating out at a time like this, especially knowing first hand how most restaurants handle food and staff hygiene. But if someone simply has to eat out, I would recommend they reheat their food in the oven before eating it.

 

[Maiana]

Haven't been to this thread in weeks, but everything gets worse day by day.
There's over 1500+ cases in my state, and 10 cases within my county. Tomorrow I start online school, but the assignments my teachers provided for us are extremely easy compared to what we were accomplishing in class. I will probably finish them all tonight if I don't procrastinate.
One of my teachers emailed me today and said she missed me & the two periods I had with her ):
Being home is awesome, but I really am starting to miss everyone. Hope you all on the forum are staying safe as well. ;m;

 

[Steelfang]

I haven't read through most of the thread, so bear with me. I guess it's fitting that this is my first post coming back?

I started working a retail job two years ago and my place has been deemed essential, so it's been absolutely nightmarish for me. I alternate between being like "well, at least I still have a job" and "ugh, I still have a job." It's honestly soul-crushing to have to spend all day, every day, risking your health (possibly even your life, and/or your family's) for lousy pay while being abused by people better off than you who in no way have to be there. Working in customer service has always been crummy, but it's a lot worse now.

I would recommend for anyone considering eating out/ordering fast food or anything similar: don't. I hate to throw other service workers under the bus, but you never know how strong their hygiene standards are. I've complained several times about the workers in the deli area of my store not washing their hands after leaving the restroom, and I saw one of them do it just a week ago. I know prepared food is convenient, but think about your safety and health.

 

[Xara]

school closures here have been extended to may 4th,, damn lmao

 

[Alienfish]

Also can I say how much I hate the banks here? Apparently they can ignore the crisis package thing if businesses apply for it because apparently u gotta have like 100% long-term plan you can pay back anyway. Like okay I hope the banks get choked with a rake. This package IS for businesses struggling and while I get they can't help 100% of the people having the option to ignore is just basically "lol **** everyone" ... Wow.

Also it's kinda sad how they restrict so much for healthy people here even if they stay at home if they can.... Like we get you shouldn't go out unnecessary but okay restricting people in food store it's not gonna help. People will always have the need to buy food if they can lol...

 

[Celinalia]

my grandma surprisingly had to go the hospital last week. she has cancer and the doctors only give her a few months but we can't visit her because of this virus. still hope this whole year is secretly an april fools joke

 

[Alienfish]

still hope this whole year is secretly an april fools joke

same...and i hope they don't do lockdowns here like jfc what should people live off....knocks on wood...

also i feel really sorry for everyone having to file for bankruptcy or the likes especially here where you still can go out unles you're old and/or sick, risk group etc. i mean people take media n stuff way too seriously and they blow it up as hell too. like not saying you should be out if ur sick but if you're healthy what says u can't go buy that hat if that store is still open.. ppl stay home if ur sick gdi

 

[ams]

same...and i hope they don't do lockdowns here like jfc what should people live off....knocks on wood...

also i feel really sorry for everyone having to file for bankruptcy or the likes especially here where you still can go out unles you're old and/or sick, risk group etc. i mean people take media n stuff way too seriously and they blow it up as hell too. like not saying you should be out if ur sick but if you're healthy what says u can't go buy that hat if that store is still open.. ppl stay home if ur sick gdi

I probably shouldn’t be giving medical advice on the internet but just wanted to clarify that there is growing evidence of asymptomatic spread so healthy people should be staying home too. I also noticed a comment earlier about NSAIDs/Advil and thought I’d mention the concern is that they are contraindicated in people with severe disease with organ damage as they would exacerbate kidney and heart failure. Totally safe if you’re healthy and have a headache. I believe the CDC even redacted their original statement.

 

[Alienfish]

I probably shouldn’t be giving medical advice on the internet but just wanted to clarify that there is growing evidence of asymptomatic spread so healthy people should be staying home too. I also noticed a comment earlier about NSAIDs/Advil and thought I’d mention the concern is that they are contraindicated in people with severe disease with organ damage as they would exacerbate kidney and heart failure. Totally safe if you’re healthy and have a headache. I believe the CDC even redacted their original statement.

Yeah, what I meant society ****ed up with helping people. I mean banks can circumvent crisis packages and gov's failed in making the deals they should have. Sure they eased on some insurance stuff but people are still forced to. And I don't say you should go out more than necessary, but if it's smaller country here I don't think lockdowns would be the best either. Like if you need certain things you need them and while some stuff can be ordered online mail carriers are affected too.

 

[SolarInferno]

Yeah, what I meant society ****ed up with helping people. I mean banks can circumvent crisis packages and gov's failed in making the deals they should have. Sure they eased on some insurance stuff but people are still forced to. And I don't say you should go out more than necessary, but if it's smaller country here I don't think lockdowns would be the best either. Like if you need certain things you need them and while some stuff can be ordered online mail carriers are affected too.

In the ideal case scenario, nobody save for a specific few designated people would do shopping and then distribute it throughout a community as they did in Wuhan. It keeps footfall to an absolute minimum, therefore meaning that infection has very few sources to be able to cause infection (of course assuming that the designated people aren't infected themselves, but logically they would be tested for the virus daily anyway). It really frustrates me seeing old people going into shops for a newspaper or something else trivial - particularly with the whole drive to "protect our old people," yet they stubbornly refuse to follow the guidelines of "essential grocery shopping only," the same goes for other people, going for energy drinks, alcohol and other luxury products. I fully get that people are bored and want to carry on with their daily routine and pastimes, but the more that people continue to go out for non-essential business, the longer this is going to carry on, the more people are going to die and the more money countries, businesses and individuals will lose - just two or three people being in the wrong place at the right time can have a massive chain reaction.

I would argue that many countries should have reacted and done much more (prevention) sooner before the scale increased - the less infected you have to deal with, the less disruption it's going to cause in the long run. Maybe the governments wanted deaths to happen though so that it really hit home about the need for a country to shut down. After all, there's still people shouting that flu causes more deaths every year.

 

[Corrie]

My work is still expecting to open April 9th again but I'm not so sure as the way things are going....everything is going to crap. I'm really surprised how intense this has gotten. I really hope it ends soon. It still feels so unreal.

 

[Tessie]

i work in a hospital and a patient came in with positive covid-19 who self isolated and social distanced themselves. they only went out once a week to go grocery shopping and still got it. make sure you are washing all your produce and wiping down everything you bring home including packages

 

[Timexturner]

My state is under quarantine till the 24th of April. I mean I’ve already been staying home for a month so... I think I might be ahead of people in my state . But I’m all honesty, I’m sick of hearing about it.

 

[Blood Eclipse]

For anyone who still thinks COVID-19 is a joke, I recommend watching this whole video through:

We're in for one long, bumpy ride.

 

[Argent]

The situation in my country isn't very grave, but it is rather grim. I live in a moe rural area and though it's not usually packed or busy, it's especially quiet in the town at the moment. It all feels so surreal. Attending college online and learning remotely isn't really working for me, my headspace is just completely thrown off. The worst part is I can't be with my boyfriend at the moment. I struggle greatly with depression and anxiety, but he is so supportive and the best thing in my life so not seeing him is really taking a toll. To make matters worse, my parents don't really understand mental health issues so aren't the best with having a healthy dialogue about this stuff. I have had to stop watching the news as much because it's really been stressing me out, but I suppose I should be lucky that I'm still healthy.

Stay safe everyone! Look after yourselves.

 

[lambshu]

i live in the us (southern california), and its getting real bad here. im pretty freaked out. my college has switched to all online and i never thought it would start to miss the mundane things like taking the bus or getting coffee before class. this whole pandemic is making my mental health tank and like... it be kinda hard to care abt your classes when theres a global crisis occurring yknow, so im way behind in some classes...

 

[G0DFlesh_88]

they only went out once a week to go grocery shopping and still got it.

That is my biggest fear. I think thats where most people will be catching the virus to as the numbers go up. I still see people without masks and gloves and coughing near the produce section.

 

[biibii]

ive cried today for the first time in a long time, period. I feel cornered. My mom is a nurse and my dad is a car salesman and financially they both need to keep working to support our family. I am immunocompromised and am extremely worried that this could be it for me if I get it. Theres 100 cases in my county and our Sheriff just passed away from it. My family is also one of those families that downplays everything and I feel we wouldn't get tested on time. I feel so scared.