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My room mate told me last night that he wasn't feeling well, and this morning he said he's feeling worse and is going to take the day off work.
I'm terrified he has the corona virus. As far as I know he hasn't been in contact with anyone from the major outbreak countries, but he uses transit all the time, which is a germ incubator. And I read in the paper that our public health agency is investigating over 100 new cases. I don't want to be a hypochondriac or needlessly panic, but I'm seriously scared, as I have a history of developing pneymonia whenever I catch anything respitory. Just worried. splitimage |
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Can you get tested there yet?
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I can see why you would be scared. I would not like that either. The coronavirus is freaking me out in a way that these other big health scares have not and I can't tell if it's paranoia or prudence. It is possible for you to protect yourself from coronavirus (if he has it) by staying away from him, disinfecting high touch areas like fridge handles, doorknobs, washing your hands, and not touching your face. There is also a really good chance that he does not have it. He may have a cold or allergies - it's getting to be that time of year. Fingers crossed it's just a cold and you don't catch that either.
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Definitely be extra vigilant about doing what hvert suggested. Keep in mind, too, that the chances that your apartment mate has something totally unrelated to Covid 19 are quite high. I went to get a regular flu shot about four days ago, because even though that doesn't protect against Covid 19, it protects me from flues, which are still more common right now than Covid 19. There's always severe allergy attacks, food poisoning, and many other illnesses he could have.
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Thanks for the reality checks/reassurance everyone. I've calmed down somewhat.
I realize that the likelihood of him having COVID-19 is extremely low, it's just the first thing my mind went to when he told me he was sick. splitimage |
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