Coronavirus symptoms: Brisbane patient with virus urges the world to ‘calm down’
An Aussie woman with coronavirus has urged people to “calm down” after describing symptoms as no worse than a “sore throat and a headache”.
An Australian woman who contracted coronavirus after visiting the UK has urged people to stop worrying after describing her symptoms as “jetlag-like”.
Bridget Wilkins, of Brisbane, was diagnosed last week after flying back from London via Singapore, for a wedding.
While she hasn’t dismissed the seriousness of the virus, she has called for calm to the hysteria after explaining her symptoms were no worse than a “sore throat and a headache”.
The 29-year-old, who missed her friend’s wedding on Saturday after being quarantined in a Brisbane hospital, told 7 News she had “no idea” how she caught the virus.
“The message I’d like to put out to the world is that maybe someone has it already, and it’s very common symptoms, like a headache, or a sore throat or just being tired,” she said.
“(I thought) I had those symptoms because I’d just travelled 30-plus hours. I’ve still got those symptoms, but nothing more than that.”
Ms Wilkins said “it’s certainly not as severe as some headlines are making it (out to be)”, adding that if she didn’t think she had the virus she would have thought it to be jetlag.
“There’s a lot of hype and hysteria on the news around coronavirus,” she said.“There should be. It’s very serious, particularly for the elderly and people with existing conditions.”
However she said “we have to calm down” saying for most people, like herself, it’s just a long cold that “we can shake off”.She believes she will be discharged from hospital this week and thanked the “proactive” response by Queensland Health officials regarding her treatment.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged Australians to remain calm as the disease spreads saying “in the vast majority of cases people recover”.
“I also want to stress that it’s very highly unlikely that if you have the virus you will have an extreme reaction or an extreme event related to it.”
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-symptoms-a-... Since this is a virus there is no cure you have to let your immune system take care of it.