Memoir of a Quarantine Camp (Covid — 19) — Part 4: “Adaptation”

David Tran
3 min readJul 23, 2021

There was some good news.

The doctor told me that I only needed to be isolated for 7 days because I had been in contact with F0 (the person who tested positive for the Covid — 19 virus) since May 14th, and the Ministry of Health requires that you be isolated for 21 days from the last day you were in contact with F0.

The doctor told me that I only needed to be isolated for 7 days because I had been in contact with F0 (the person who tested positive for the Covid — 19 virus) since May 14th, and the Ministry of Health requires that you be isolated for 21 days from the last day you were in contact with F0.

So, I’ll finish my quarantine period and leave on June 4th, but the attach incondition is my last test sample must be negative. I don’t want to go through the test sampling process again because it is so uncomfortable.

Purchasing additional necessities

Despite the fact that I packed a lot of things into my suitcase before coming here. However, on the first day, I realized that many things that would have helped me live here were missing.

Unfortunately, because I live alone, I am unable to kindly ask that someone take additional items from my home in order to deliver to here.
That’s time I decide to go online and buy whatever I’m missing. I purchased electric items like: a power socket & a water boiler from Dienmayxanh.com, despite those all availiable in my house. Following that, I purchased additional necessities such as:

Foods: fresh milk, a glass of noodles, sugars, a large bottle of orange juice, orange candy, and preserved lemon. (Orange and lemon contain vitamin C).
Personal care: hand washing water, salt water mouthwash, and a facial tissue (wet & dry).
Home care: Hangers and a small plastic tub.

I bought them all from Bachhoaxanh.com. It’s a very convenient, quick, and diverse item. I can select the most appropriate delivery window. But, because there were so many people ordering at the same time as me, I had to wait two days to receive my order.

Finally, I’m extremely pleased with Dienmayxanh.com and Bachhoaxanh.com, which all belong to The Gioi Di Dong company (MWG), i’m a big fan of this brand.

Making a cup of coffee and receiving a surprise gift from a coworker

I adore coffee, and there is always a cup of it on my desk in the early hours of the morning. That is why, when I thought about purchasing something online to help me make coffee and eat noodles, the first thing that came to mind was a new water boiler. I spent nearly $5 on two boxes of instant coffee from the app Trung Nguyen Legend: Legend Cafe Sua Da 9 sticks and Legend Cappuccino Coconut 12 sticks.

When I purchased additional necessities from Bachhoaxanh.com, I tried to find some fruit that would help me increase my body’s resistance (contain vitamin C), but there was only a banana, an apple…and some kind of fruit that I don’t like. As a result, there is no fruit in my online order. And one day, a coworker offer me a bag of fruit with the message, “keep your good health to get out of the quarantine soon and see you soon.” I only know it’s a bag of fresh orange when I received it from a security guard. These oranges are very large, fresh, and of high quality (contain much vitamin C).

Finally, I had enough goods to live here for 7 days while I awaited the next challenge.

Click here to see Part 5: “The Habits”

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David Tran
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