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This is my story of how I navigated through the pandemic all alone, in a hospital while my family was based in Delhi. The good news is, I could defeat the virus. The bad news is, it can scar any of us. By Mahesh Iyer I saw it coming for a while. My New Years’ Eve was spent with a high temperature, well above 100. Oddly, I had both fever and shivering, but I related these symptoms as confirmation that it was not Covid. The physician whom I visited suggested all but a Covid test. A week after antibiotics, the fever wasn’t coming down. My family was worried and so was I. ! Very reluctantly I went...
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I still don’t know from where I caught the virus – it might have been the exam centre or, perhaps, the hotel we were staying in.By a disconcerted student Amidst the ongoing pandemic, my university decided to conduct our first-year final exams offline. The announcement was made on September 2 that exams would commence on September 22.I had to travel from Kashmir to Dehradun. More than the exams, I was scared of the situation and the chaos created. Not having stepped out of home since March 2020, I was anxious to have to travel and be in a crowded space.I did everything I could to stay safe. On ...
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Every time I coughed, I checked my oximeter – which unwaveringly showed 98 or 99. My fever had come down substantially to under 100°F by the third day. But I was waiting for the dreaded seventh day. By Varadarajan AnanthakrishnanSince the pandemic began, I kept track of the numbers with a lot of worries. The disease was, indeed, disturbing and scary. My social media timelines and newsfeed were flooded with some of the worst cases of COVID-19, including people dying in isolation with their families bidding them a final goodbye from afar. All through the first six months, I was a curious bystand...
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It has been two months since we tested positive – me, my wife and our daughter. Now I am back to treating patients, going on rounds in the COVID ward and ICU, doing my bit to fight this pandemic.By Dr. Abu NadeemOn July 24, I was on duty at the hospital when the fever started setting in. I called my wife to make arrangements to isolate myself at home. I did my best to stay away from my family.On July 26, a colleague tested positive for COVID-19. We had had dinner together a few days earlier. This raised all the red flags. Sure enough, I tested positive too, and so did my wife and daughter. As ...
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Since I was asymptomatic, I was asked to quarantine at home for two weeks. I locked myself in the bedroom, while my wife – we had got married just three months ago – stayed in the living room. By a self-confessed workaholicI have always thought of myself as a fit person with good immunity. I never miss my workouts – even when I’m travelling for work. There was no reason for me to be worried about COVID-19 – or so I thought!May 2020 proved me wrong. I tested positive for COVID-19 soon after a colleague lost a family member to the deadly viral infection. At first, I thought there was some misund...
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