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Subject: [Leica] Covid 19 results
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:46:37 +0100
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Good to hear you are well, keep safe, WASH YOUR HANDS!
Lluis


> El 24 mar? 2020, a les 20:56, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> Just in from daughter Katie in Victoria:
> 
> Ian and I have had a rollercoaster of a few days that we can now share (as 
> always apologies for the length):
> 
> As you know, we got notification on Friday about our dentist's office and 
> a positive COVID 19 case there. Ian, Clementine and Eloise were sick 
> during the week, but we didn't think anything of it, until getting the 
> notice on Friday. I also started showing signs of sickness (sore throat, 
> dry cough, low grade fever, shortness of breath...). Not good signs in 
> these times!!
> 
> So, on Saturday I spent three hours trying to get through on 811 and 
> another four hours on hold waiting to talk to a nurse (I was told it would 
> be six, so four wasn't so bad!!). Based on our symptoms (Ian was also low 
> grade fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, etc. and both girls were 
> sore throats and runny noses), we were given the coveted COVID 19 
> screening clinic number, but told they weren't open until Monday at 830 
> am... 
> 
> In the off chance someone was working, I called on Sunday morning and left 
> a message. Within an hour they called back and scheduled all four of us 
> for COVID 19 tests later that morning, on account of our contact with a 
> confirmed case and subsequent symptoms. So, off we went for drive thru 
> testing. It was intense and awful. The girls were champs. They too got 
> swabs all the way up their noses to swab the backs of their throats ? 
> 
> The last 48 hours have been agony, but happily I just called and we were 
> confirmed negative for COVID 19 ?? I'm positive Flu B (whatever that 
> means!!), but at least not COVID 19. So, there you have it! We figured 
> best to not burden you until we knew the outcome ??? Love to all!! x
> 
> Needless to say we are very relieved.
> 
> Howard
> 
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