A woman who was diagnosed with Covid-19 after contracting the novel coronavirus sometime during her travels has spoken out about the disease and urged people to “calm down.
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As 29-year-old Bridget Wilkins from Australia insisted, the symptoms of Covid-19 are nothing unusual and can be easily shaken off by most people.
According to the woman, she most likely contracted the killer virus sometime during her travel from London to Brisbane.
“I traveled from London over the weekend, via Singapore. It could be anywhere between there and Brisbane,” she said in an interview with 7 News.
While Ms. Wilkins admitted that the outbreak should be taken seriously, she encouraged people not to panic as the situation worsens.
“The message I’d like to put out to the world is that maybe someone has it already, and it’s very common symptoms, like a headache, or a sore throat or just being tired,” the 29-year-old added.
“[I thought] I had those symptoms because I’d just travelled 30-plus hours. I’ve still got those symptoms, but nothing more than that… I thought I had jetlag.”
As she went on to say, she believes that having the virus isn’t as bad as the media makes it appear.
“There’s a lot of hype and hysteria on the news around coronavirus. There should be. It’s very serious, particularly for the elderly and people with existing conditions,” Wilkins added.
“But I think we have to calm down, because for most people, like myself, it is just a long cold that we can shake off. There’s many more serious conditions that I think deserve the headlines and attention.”
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