[dropcap size=big]I've[/dropcap] been sick and have had the symptoms associated with Coronavirus since the 9th of March.
It started with a low-grade fever that did not let up. I was hovering at 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C) for several days with no other symptoms. As someone who has had their fair share of the seasonal flu and colds, I was accustomed to the familiar symptoms of having a fever, runny, stuffy nose, chills that emanated all over my body which would cause allodynia on my back.
But unlike any other flu in the past, I had none of those symptoms. Just a simple fever and a few days later, a dry cough. It’s been over a week since my symptoms started and even though I’ve tried as hard as I could, I still have not been able to get tested in Los Angeles county.
L.A. County is the largest county in the United States with a population of over 10 million individuals. Out of those ten million people, 1,100 people have been tested for the Coronavirus with 144 testing positive for Coronavirus and one death according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department, though this number is likely to quickly rise once the test kits become more readily available.
Much has changed in California since I first presented Coronavirus-like symptoms; Mayor Garcetti has ordered the closure of restaurants and bars across Los Angeles. Gavin Newsom has recommended senior citizens to stay home and self-isolate; the state’s major school districts are shutting down.