COVID-19 Patient Shares Symptoms Prior To Diagnosis. Doesn’t Know Where She Got It From

Even though she didn’t travel overseas or come into contact with those infected with COVID-19, luck wasn’t on the side of one Twitter user @NaqiahJ or Naqiah Jalaludin who claim to have contracted the coronavirus despite not knowing where she got it from.

So I was tested positive Covid-19 despite not having any contact with positive patients or traveling history. Iâ€™m planning to share everything related to symptoms and experiences from the test up to being quarantine currently at hospital.

Ini adalah thread 👇🏻
— Naqiah J. (@NaqiahJ) April 2, 2020

She shared her experience on social media where she talked about what she had to go through during the few days before she was confirmed positive.

In the thread, she mentioned a few symptoms that she felt during the days leading in to the diagnosis which are:

Losing the sense of taste and smell
Fever
Dry Cough
Headache
Vomiting
Breathing difficulties
Diarrhoea

saringan. Keadaan masa itu agak teruk sbb dah 2 hari muntah2, demam dan batuk dah seminggu. Simptom yg dialami adalah: loss sense of smell and taste, demam, dry cough, headache, muntah, susah bernafas, cirit birit (yg ni recent 3 days). I guess masa hilang bau tu I dh ada hunch
— Naqiah J. (@NaqiahJ) April 2, 2020

Because she didn’t come into contact with anybody who is COVID-19 positive or traveled overseas recently, Naqiah suspected that she might have contracted the virus at the office as she started to lose her sense of taste and smell on March 19.

Honestly I really have no clue. My guess would be from work. Sbb 19 March start rasa hilang bau tu. So it could be sebelum tu lah. I felt horrible especially towards my family yg ada close contact with me. Especially my sister bcs dia ada baby. It killed me inside yesterday 😭😭
— Naqiah J. (@NaqiahJ) April 3, 2020

Currently, Naqiah said she is under treatment after receiving her diagnosis.

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