Somehow you managed to transcribe my experience almost exactly.
I probably got Covid in March 2020, despite being more careful about it than most people around me. It was almost inevitable due to the place I lived. My symptoms were even milder than the ones you describe, I didn’t lose the sense of smell or taste. When I called the doctors, I was told to stay home unless (or until) I was in need for hospitalization.
Now we’re 2 years in. Nobody in my Dunbar-sized group died or needed hospitalization due to Covid. The overwhelming majority of the impact of the Covid crisis on our life are due to the restrictions (note: I live in France.) My plans for finding a job abroad were seriously disrupted. I am sufferering from a health condition that requires medication, that is very likely (I’d say 90%) caused by the stress of living under ever growing, unpredictable restrictions. I still plan to move abroad when the occasion shows up, but every 3 months that pass it seems to become more complicated to cross borders.
For my group, the direct effects of the Covid are a rounding error compared with the effects of the restrictions.
Somehow you managed to transcribe my experience almost exactly.
I probably got Covid in March 2020, despite being more careful about it than most people around me. It was almost inevitable due to the place I lived. My symptoms were even milder than the ones you describe, I didn’t lose the sense of smell or taste. When I called the doctors, I was told to stay home unless (or until) I was in need for hospitalization.
Now we’re 2 years in. Nobody in my Dunbar-sized group died or needed hospitalization due to Covid. The overwhelming majority of the impact of the Covid crisis on our life are due to the restrictions (note: I live in France.) My plans for finding a job abroad were seriously disrupted. I am sufferering from a health condition that requires medication, that is very likely (I’d say 90%) caused by the stress of living under ever growing, unpredictable restrictions. I still plan to move abroad when the occasion shows up, but every 3 months that pass it seems to become more complicated to cross borders.
For my group, the direct effects of the Covid are a rounding error compared with the effects of the restrictions.