Memoir of a Quarantine Camp (Covid — 19) — Part 6: “Take Medical Attention”

One of the most important factors in my mental strength is the doctor’s and team’s support.

Provide househole item

They encouraged me and prepared some basic items for me on the first day I arrived, such as a bed, pillow, bedsheet, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and give some advice on how to live here safely, avoid spreading cross infection, and finish the quarantine period and leave as soon as possible.

Measure body temperature

Once a day, the doctor took our temperature. It ensures that if anyone has a higher temperature than usual, they will seek medical attention in private and have a sample tested immeditatetly. It’s a way of assisting a doctor in determining who has infected symptoms.

Being get a test sample

Several times during your quarantine period in here, you will be get a test sample of Covid-19 (twice a week). It makes sure that nobody who gets symptoms of Covid-19 is missing.

The time it takes to obtain a test sample is extremely quick, taking less than 15 seconds. And the two places where they get a test sample are the mouth and the nose. Getting it at the mouth is easy and comfortable, but getting it at the nose is painful and uncomfortable. I bet you don’t want to try it again.

We were all a little nervous about waiting for the results after each of us being get a test sample. “After two days, no one be call the name should feel happy,” a doctor said, “because the people who be call the name will have positive test sample of covid-19.” As a result, we are very concerned whenever the doctor calls our name.

If you have a positive covid-19 test sample, you will be immediately transferred to another facility that only treats patients infected with covid-19 and is located outside of the city center.

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