Despite what they say, I think proper masks do mitigate the risks. However, if droplets stick to the outside of your mask you need to wash your hands immediately and sanitize anything you touched between removal and hand washing.
Enter restroom
Wash hands
Clear the bladder or bowel
Wash hands
No paper towels...must air dry
Face the difficult decision of how to leave the restroom without touching the door handle
Almost everyone I know has been coughing, sneezing, and wiping their nose for the past week or two. I'm still hacking up solid pieces of phlegm. I have yet to get a fever though.
Sounds like me. Occasional coughing and tight breathing, but otherwise nbd. I don’t think I’ve had a fever at all this winter so far. Mine was probably 6-8 weeks though although it wasn’t bad all of the time. I think dairy consumption made it worse. I’ve never smoked a cig in my life so there’s no possible background lung issues.
I’ve had off and on what I’d describe as walking pneumonia like symptoms this winter and they’ve returned over the past couple days. I may go in. I’ll let you guys know if I have COVID19.
Didn't some otherwise healthy Chinese doctors die from it? I understand your point, but there does seem to be a good number of healthy people succumbing to it which receive hospital treatment as soon as symptoms arise. It's not like the flu deaths where many of the victims stay at home to recover and they take a turn for the worse before getting admitted to the hospital.