'I am in complete horror': how an American became infected with a coronavirus without leaving her home for 3 weeks
'13.04.2020'
Source: WCNC
Rachel Brummert, a resident of the US state of North Carolina, became infected with the coronavirus, although she remained homeless for three weeks, they write. "Facts".
According to WCNS, the last time Rachel left the house in a pharmacy in mid-March. Since then, she has been in complete isolation. She is sick with an autoimmune disease, and was afraid that COVID-19 infection could be fraught with complications. Not wishing to take risks, she decided to take all precautions.
Even with her husband, they sat in different rooms and led an autonomous lifestyle.
“I was sure that I was doing everything right,” says Rachel.
Nevertheless, last week the woman felt unwell. She had a fever, a cough and breathing problems. A test showed that she was infected with a coronavirus.
“I never felt more sick and more scared. I am in complete horror ... I have never had such a thing. I had the flu. This is not flu. This is a completely different monster, ”said Broommert.
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Rachel suggests that she could become infected by picking up food purchases that a volunteer woman who later identified with coronavirus left on the porch at her front door. Broommert did not come into contact with her, but she took the delivered package with her bare hands, without gloves.
Brummert says she also received mail several times - but in these cases she did not forget about gloves. She also did not order ready-made food.
Rachel says that although she cannot be completely sure that she was infected by the volunteer, her case emphasizes how difficult it is to track down and identify the source of the infection. And how easy it is to catch a deadly virus.
