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On Friday I returned to work, nine days after I entered self-quarantine because of Coronavirus symptoms. Every feature of the virus, I had been experiencing had finally abated, and I am left with just a hoarse voice, which the Doctor on '111' said would be fine and return gradually over time.
Over the past few days I had been lambasted by certain individuals for returning to my job so quickly. I had an isolation note from NHS 111 allowing me to return on 8th April and returned on the 10th April after the last of my symptoms finally retreated, including my loss of taste and smell. These are the guideline set out by the Government and who am I to question the experts.
Work have been more than supportive as you would expect and told me to ignore people who were not medical experts and take advice only from health professionals. Which I intend to do in the future. It does seem that everyone is a Coronavirus expert at the moment and despite their good intentions, I feel rather deflated and aghast by some of the criticism directed towards me. Everyone suffers the manifestation of COVID-19 differently and the illness plays out a very different course for each of us.
Without a test, I can not be sure if I have actually had Coronavirus, but according to the COVID Doctor it was highly likely and I should regard my state of health as COVID related. I suppose if I catch anything again in the future I will certainly know for sure, but the only people who are currently tested for the virus, are those who attend hospital as an in patient; a shocking indictment of the governments testing policy!
My Aunt who is a Medical Practitioner, also told me to follow the strict guidelines and stop listening to others, which I now intend to do. She remains in quarantine for another seven days, while she waits for any possible symptoms to occur. Then as a family we can all get back to a relative sense of normality in deeply abnormal times!
Work went well and have introduced some very stringent measures to protect us, as we carry out our jobs. This is indeed a very strange time but it does feel good to be back among friends and colleagues once again. The next few weeks will be harder than ever, as Britain records more and more deaths from Coronavirus each day, but in time all of us with breathe a sigh of relief. Until then, we just need to continue doing the right thing!
Over the past few days I had been lambasted by certain individuals for returning to my job so quickly. I had an isolation note from NHS 111 allowing me to return on 8th April and returned on the 10th April after the last of my symptoms finally retreated, including my loss of taste and smell. These are the guideline set out by the Government and who am I to question the experts.
Work have been more than supportive as you would expect and told me to ignore people who were not medical experts and take advice only from health professionals. Which I intend to do in the future. It does seem that everyone is a Coronavirus expert at the moment and despite their good intentions, I feel rather deflated and aghast by some of the criticism directed towards me. Everyone suffers the manifestation of COVID-19 differently and the illness plays out a very different course for each of us.
Without a test, I can not be sure if I have actually had Coronavirus, but according to the COVID Doctor it was highly likely and I should regard my state of health as COVID related. I suppose if I catch anything again in the future I will certainly know for sure, but the only people who are currently tested for the virus, are those who attend hospital as an in patient; a shocking indictment of the governments testing policy!
My Aunt who is a Medical Practitioner, also told me to follow the strict guidelines and stop listening to others, which I now intend to do. She remains in quarantine for another seven days, while she waits for any possible symptoms to occur. Then as a family we can all get back to a relative sense of normality in deeply abnormal times!
Work went well and have introduced some very stringent measures to protect us, as we carry out our jobs. This is indeed a very strange time but it does feel good to be back among friends and colleagues once again. The next few weeks will be harder than ever, as Britain records more and more deaths from Coronavirus each day, but in time all of us with breathe a sigh of relief. Until then, we just need to continue doing the right thing!
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