I got this digital thermometer when I was taking care of Imee. It's been routine to Mom and I to check our body temperature everyday now since the quarantine. How do you know if you have the virus? What are the symptoms?
The number one complaint of those who have tested positive of the corona virus is fever. Your body detects a foreign invasion its immune system goes to a higher alert status. The normal body temperature ranges from 36.1 Celsius to 37.2 Celsius. If you register a body temperature above 38 degrees celsius, it most often means a fever. In these weird times, a fever will land you in the isolation ward of your house, with your own things like spoon and fork and plate and things like that.
The second symptom to look out for is dry cough. There's fatigue and loss of smell. So if you have all of these simultaneously, isolate. Wear a face mask. Of course in the Philippines everybody is wearing a face mask.
Mina and Lino live abroad. They're my sister and brother. They've been calling through facebook messenger and skype everyday. This pandemic brings people together like no other. I just saw a picture of a grandmother blowing kisses to her son through a glass window. I hope and pray that this pandemic has not taken anyone you know or love. We can do that, pray together.
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