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Down with Covid

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I'll be documenting my Covid experience this week. "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump 28 Jan, Sat: I had a bout of diarrhoea and thought nothing of it as I had had spicy food earlier that day. 29 Jan, Sun: It had been a cold week so far and I thought nothing of the chills I was having the entire day. It was only when I returned home, felt like my head was on fire  and m y throat had become a little itchy  that I took my temperature and an ART test. It was 38.9 °C  and the test kit immediately showed a positive result. Even after showering, as I kept the wet towel on my head to cool my temperature, I could even feel the heat through the towel. My hot head dried my hair, and even my towel completely within half an hour on that cold night. Heck, I even hung extra wet laundry on myself to dry them. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, am I right?  I was unable to book a doctor appointment online so I t...