DO NOT PANIC Thread 🙂
March 4, 2020: Prepping to attend and meet devs @nullcon Goa - biggest security conf for Security practitioners in India.
My wife had sore throat the previous day, She has running nose now and it is getting severe.
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March 4, 2020: Prepping to attend and meet devs @nullcon Goa - biggest security conf for Security practitioners in India.
My wife had sore throat the previous day, She has running nose now and it is getting severe.
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It looks like seasonal flu. But it got a bit more and turned to fever by evening. She is also feeling cold, body pains. The usual fever symptoms.
I'm not so worried yet.
It looks like seasonal flu. But it got a bit more and turned to fever by evening. She is also feeling cold, body pains. The usual fever symptoms.
I'm not so worried yet.
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By late evening, I started feeling sore throat. By that night, my wife's fever went severe and she's coughing all night.
I've decided to #StayTheFHome (thx @warkolm), because if it is anything else, I'd end up taking it to colleagues, devs I meet (approx 1500+ attendees)
By late evening, I started feeling sore throat. By that night, my wife's fever went severe and she's coughing all night.
I've decided to #StayTheFHome (thx @warkolm), because if it is anything else, I'd end up taking it to colleagues, devs I meet (approx 1500+ attendees)
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We visited doctor. Doc clarified nothing is needed, asked to wear mask in public places ONLY because she has running nose.
No anti-biotics, prescribed medicine for fever. Suggested to take hot vapour twice a day.
We visited doctor. Doc clarified nothing is needed, asked to wear mask in public places ONLY because she has running nose.
No anti-biotics, prescribed medicine for fever. Suggested to take hot vapour twice a day.
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Within few days, we started seeing symptoms come down.
All is well.
Usually no one visits a doc for Seasonal Flu, because
"It takes about 1 week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a cold if you take medicine."
Within few days, we started seeing symptoms come down.
All is well.
Usually no one visits a doc for Seasonal Flu, because
"It takes about 1 week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a cold if you take medicine."
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But the panic and worry is un needed.
I thought of calling the #COVID helpline. But I know they'd reject as there is no travel history.
We're in self imposed quarantine for last 14 days. Staying at home helps. Season is transitioning and you might get cold usually.
But the panic and worry is un needed.
I thought of calling the #COVID helpline. But I know they'd reject as there is no travel history.
We're in self imposed quarantine for last 14 days. Staying at home helps. Season is transitioning and you might get cold usually.
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For a country like India, testing everyone is difficult. Imagine the false positive cases. At least in the place where I live, things are OK.
I wish I'm true and there is no community transmission.Also, Govt should carefully see if pvt sector can be engaged to conduct tests.
For a country like India, testing everyone is difficult. Imagine the false positive cases. At least in the place where I live, things are OK.
I wish I'm true and there is no community transmission.Also, Govt should carefully see if pvt sector can be engaged to conduct tests.
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News, WhatsApp forwards, rumours will have effect on our thought process.
We'll start connecting the dots, even if they are not connecting.
News, WhatsApp forwards, rumours will have effect on our thought process.
We'll start connecting the dots, even if they are not connecting.
Stay at home. Get needed supplies for a week.
But, DO NOT PANIC. You will NOT have #CoronaVirus #COVID
But, DO NOT PANIC. You will NOT have #CoronaVirus #COVID
