A DT fan came to a preshow I was hosting in Baltimore a couple of years ago. He ended up helping me big time, we became friends, and together hosted the recent preshows in DC in April (over 80 attendees) and Baltimore in October (over 50 attendees). If anyone here attended, he was the bearded guy with the skulls.
Last night, him and his wife took their two year old daughter to the E.R., because she had a 104.7 temperature. From his Fbook
Coronavirus screening was in being done at Carroll County Hospital, before we even walked in the door. We were asked questions about travel and symptoms. Also, w visitation/escort procedures had been altered- my wife had to go back with her alone while I waited in the car. My daughter's fever was brought down with Motrin and Tylenol, and she is currently OK.
She tested negative for the Flu and RSV.
Since fever is a symptom of COVID-19, it is a possibility. But my daughter could not be tested for it because the doctor said they are only testing critical patients, because there aren't enough test kits yet. He recommended we self quarantine for 14 days, and we will.
Downright scary, as most people who get COVID-19 will not be critical. We should be doing more testing. The quarantine is just a recommendation. I am sure some people won't follow if they have the same experience.
Quoting my own post from a few days back. Well, my friend's daughter became worse yesterday, they took her back to the hospital, they finally tested her, but won't know the results for days. And yet again, the friend and his wife didn't get tested, because there are not enough kits.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-test-shortage-latest/
Nicholas' daughter's test came back negative an hour ago!
"She is healthy now, about 48 hours since her last fever. Doctor said it must have been some other virus for her fever to last that long while on antibiotics.
It sure was scary to go though all this during a pandemic. A 104.7 fever out of nowhere would have been scary during normal times.Now to continue to self isolate.
Any of us could still get it. At least every time she coughs a little now I don't worry quite as much. Also, we are relieved we didnt unintentionally spread it around before she became symptomatic."
She was tested on the 24th. This also shows how overloaded Maryland's testing is at this time, as to the number of days it took to receive the negative results.
(just wish I could visit them and hug them all, but......)
And I think back to when I was an assistant maintenance supervisor at Johns Hopkins for four years. The SARS scare was stressful enough, as well as dealing with all the aspergillus (ceiling mold) room cleanouts we had to do...so I cannot envision what working life is and will be there.
I feel for anyone going in for dialysis, chemo, etc. with the surrounding fears. And anyone who has a relative in a nursing home. Our friend has not seen her husband in two plus weeks now.
889 deaths in Italy, 674 in Spain, the USA ...well... no need to type further....
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/