Greta Thunberg Says She May Have Had The Deadly COVID-19

The young climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday revealed that she might have caught the new coronavirus, after encountering several symptoms following a trip to central Europe. She also urged other young people to stay at home too if even just a little ill, to help stop the coronavirus.

Greta Thunberg Covid-19 positive?

Swedish born said on her Instagram account that the symptoms emerged after she returned from a trip around central Europe and that she and her father has isolated themselves as a precaution.

“Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms… I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed,” the teenage climate champion said in an Instagram post.

“Many (especially young people) might not notice any symptoms at all or very mild symptoms. Then they don’t know they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups,” she said.

A warning 

She warned others, particularly young people, not to take the circumstance neglecting. “We who don’t belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility, our actions can be the difference between life and death for many others. Please keep that in mind, follow the advice from experts and your local authorities and #StayAtHome to slow the spread of the virus.”

She further said she had not been tested for the virus but given the combined symptoms and circumstances it was very likely she had it. She had self-isolated because she had visited countries hit by coronavirus infection.

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The last two weeks I’ve stayed inside. When I returned from my trip around Central Europe I isolated myself (in a borrowed apartment away from my mother and sister) since the number of cases of COVID-19 (in Germany for instance) were similar to Italy in the beginning. Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms, exactly the same time as my father – who traveled with me from Brussels. I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed. My dad experienced the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever. In Sweden you can not test yourself for COVID-19 unless you’re in need of emergent medical treatment. Everyone feeling ill are told to stay at home and isolate themselves. I have therefore not been tested for COVID-19, but it’s extremely likely that I’ve had it, given the combined symptoms and circumstances. Now I’ve basically recovered, but – AND THIS IS THE BOTTOM LINE: I almost didn’t feel ill. My last cold was much worse than this! Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultainously I might not even have suspected anything. Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough. And this it what makes it so much more dangerous. Many (especially young people) might not notice any symptoms at all, or very mild symptoms. Then they don’t know they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups. We who don’t belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility, our actions can be the difference between life and death for many others. Please keep that in mind, follow the advice from experts and your local authorities and #StayAtHome to slow the spread of the virus. And remember to always take care of each other and help those in need. #COVID #flattenthecurve

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