Why testing matters:
Starting 3 days ago, I developed a cough and sore throat. Two days ago, I felt awful. In a normal country, I would have immediately gotten tested. But there are no tests. So I self-quarantined from my wife. We were staying home anyway, but...
Starting 3 days ago, I developed a cough and sore throat. Two days ago, I felt awful. In a normal country, I would have immediately gotten tested. But there are no tests. So I self-quarantined from my wife. We were staying home anyway, but...
...we had to stay away from each other. I had to stop touching things in the house - wore gloves, used cloths while picking things up, had her grab everything i otherwise would have handed her. She slept in one of our kids beds. (They are all adults and gone.)...
...today I feel well. Did I have COVID-19 with low level symptoms? Was there no reason for precautions? Since I feel well, we are ending our inside-the-house isolation. But if I had COVID, am I still infectious? We dont know. We cant know because the government screwed up...
...are we making a mistake for dropping the separation rules? We both agreed - living like this while also staying home is so difficult that, since I have no symptoms now, we are being less cautious.
Citizens should not have to manage this. We should not be forced to guess...
Citizens should not have to manage this. We should not be forced to guess...
...to act as if we have it simply because we cant find a test anywhere, or to act as if i didn't have it and thus put my wife at risk. THIS is the reality of what this screw up by Trump Administration means. And many of you will likely be facing these questions too. What...
...are we supposed to do? When you have a president who is focusing on stock prices rather than the public health crisis, Americans are left on their own to manage situations that, in a normal government, would have had simple answers.
This country can't go on like this.
This country can't go on like this.
...some people telling me to stay in quarantine. No worries. There is a difference between isolating myself from my wife inside house & leaving house. We will not leave the house unless we have absolutely no choice. We won't be doing anything to impede the curve from flattening.
