What began as a form of 'six degrees of separation' has turned closer and more grim as coronavirus infects more and more people. That's most evident in New York City — home to more than one-third of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
Cristina De La Riva, a finance worker in Manhattan, said she knows at least eight cases in which people have tested positive or are self-isolating at home but can't get a test. Some of them she has heard about through friends via private texts or calls.
A friend's co-worker had also come into contact with someone who tested positive, and De La Riva said her friend is now feeling sick. It's unclear whether she has COVID-19 because she can't get tested.if their symptoms are serious enough to require hospitalization. Otherwise, they're being told to quarantine themselves at home.
De La Riva said she may have gotten infected with COVID-19 in December after experiencing a fever, hard coughing and lung contractions. A doctor told her it was a virus and not specifically the flu. Her friends, in their 20s and 30s, have been complaining of similar symptoms. For those who have tested positive with the virus, how to break the news to family and friends can be daunting.
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