Neil,
I would like to commend you on sharing your personal experiences with COVID-19 with all of us! I am also glad you had the family support and medical expertise of your pulmonologist to help you through your ordeal. As recommended by respiratory care givers and pulmonologists for those who can stay at home, did you (1) avoid taking Tylenol until it was absolutely necessary; (2) take hot, steamy showers to help loosen the phlegm, etc.; and, (3) drink lots of fluids and Gatorade or its equivalent to help with electrolyte balance. As a sideline, did you experience any loss of smell or taste?
In the meantime and with respect to your last statements, I'm sure you have heard,
"The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Monday that it is
canceling in-person undergraduate classes and switching to remote learning
exclusively by Wednesday following a coronavirus outbreak on campus just one
week into the fall term. UNC, a public university with 30,000 students, was one
of the biggest universities in the nation to opt for in-person classes despite
stubbornly high rates of COVID-19 infections in the state and across the
country. Administrators said its positivity rate in COVID-19 tests had risen to
13.6 percent by Sunday, up from 2.8 percent a week earlier. The news came as
colleges around the country scramble to respond to coronavirus clusters that
are underscoring the risk of infection as young people return to close quarters
on campus. [CNBC, ABC News]."
I wonder if our colleague Ken Kretchman is going to experience the same thing at NCSU.
Be Safe, Secure & Sound, Vigilant as Always and Stay Well!
All My Best,
john B. Callen, Ph.D.
3M Personal Safety Division - Retired
ACS/DCHAS Founding Member
(312) 632-0195
