Opinion: As a tropical diseases expert, I am staggered by how unwell I felt with coronavirus

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Opinion: As a tropical diseases expert, I am staggered by how unwell I felt with coronavirus
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One afternoon I suddenly developed a tachycardia, tightness in the chest, and felt so unwell I thought I was dying. My mind became foggy. There was nothing to do. I thought, if this is it so be it

One afternoon I suddenly developed a tachycardia, tightness in the chest, and felt so unwell I thought I was dying. My mind became foggy. There was nothing to do. I thought, if this is it so be itIn mid-March I developed Covid-19. For almost seven weeks I have been through a roller coaster of ill health, extreme emotions, and utter exhaustion. Although not hospitalised, it has been frightening and long. The illness ebbs and flows, but never goes away.

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