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My Daughter - 8 days in
My daughter and her boyfriend thought long and hard about doing something over Christmas and finally decided to visit the BF's ailing mom (not sure, but I think it might have been a last chance kind of thing).
So they got in the car for a direct 22-hour drive.
Five days after the drive, with just gas and bathroom breaks (they ate food from a cooler in the car), DD came down with what she said was "probably just a allergies...they have a cat". But even so, they got in the car and drove back home and got tested (pcr positive). She continued with only a stuffy nose. No other symptoms at all for the first 5 days (no fever, no cough, nothing else). The last few days no smell (says she can taste basics of sweet, salty, etc, but no "flavor"). Also the last few days, just low energy. She doesn't have a pulse-ox device, so don't have O2 saturation figures. But she feels like she's getting better already. So if that's all there is, a very mild case. I'm not sure it's complete yet, though.
And, of course, 5 days after her first symptom, the BF got his first symptom. He's progressing more typically, with dry cough and aches.
Not a complete picture of the destination contacts' health on the first day or two at the destination, but nobody is or was reporting symptoms, so it might have been just walking into gas stations, masked, of course, but just cloth.
Looks like just a week for her to turn the corner, and back to work on the 4th looks like 2 weeks. If only everyone had the immune system of your sister!Just checked with my sister a couple of minutes ago and both are doing great. Thanks for asking. I will certainly report back if there is any change.
My daughter and her boyfriend thought long and hard about doing something over Christmas and finally decided to visit the BF's ailing mom (not sure, but I think it might have been a last chance kind of thing).
So they got in the car for a direct 22-hour drive.
Five days after the drive, with just gas and bathroom breaks (they ate food from a cooler in the car), DD came down with what she said was "probably just a allergies...they have a cat". But even so, they got in the car and drove back home and got tested (pcr positive). She continued with only a stuffy nose. No other symptoms at all for the first 5 days (no fever, no cough, nothing else). The last few days no smell (says she can taste basics of sweet, salty, etc, but no "flavor"). Also the last few days, just low energy. She doesn't have a pulse-ox device, so don't have O2 saturation figures. But she feels like she's getting better already. So if that's all there is, a very mild case. I'm not sure it's complete yet, though.
And, of course, 5 days after her first symptom, the BF got his first symptom. He's progressing more typically, with dry cough and aches.
Not a complete picture of the destination contacts' health on the first day or two at the destination, but nobody is or was reporting symptoms, so it might have been just walking into gas stations, masked, of course, but just cloth.