5 Things I Didn't Know About Covid-19

If you've ever got infected by the virus or know someone who did, then of course you go to the doctor to check that everything is okay (or just quarantine yourself at home for 2 weeks). The doctor tells you everything about the diseases and prescribe the needed medicine for you. I got infected like a month ago, thankfully it was mild and my doctor prepared me for anything, but there were somethings that my doctor didn't prepare me for.

1. Boredom: Staying in a 10x10 ft room for 14 days is no piece of cake (unless you're an introvert of course, then that's the dream). But I'm no introvert, you can say I'm one of the most extroverted people. So imagine being "trapped" in a small room with only your phone, just laying in bed doing nothinig... Actually that's great, remind me again why am I complaining? No but seriously, it maybe fun for the first 2-3 days but when its for a full 2 weeks it isn't fun anymore. One of the ways I passed time was watching educational videos on youtube or reading a book, in other words investing time in myself. As someone wise once said, "Investing in yourself has the best ROA (return on investment)." Pretty sure that wise man was my grandfather!
2. No activity Of course when you have a chest infection physical activity becomes a luxury. You just can't be as active as you were or else you will be coughing and wheezing like an asthmatic in a wild fire. (I think I just came up with this). Well, one day I was so fed up of being in-active, I am a person who loves going for walks and just doing anything instead of staying still. So I got my dumbbells and put my headphones in and started working out. For the first 15 minutes it was fine, but then came the coughing train. I was coughing like crazy my sister thought I was chocking ( although she did not come to check on me she just called from the distance. What a good sister). But yeah, I did not do any demanding physical activity after that.

3. Not being able to enjoy food. Everybody knows that a symptom of Covid-19 is loss of taste and smell. You can look at the bright side and take it as an excuse to eat the "healthy" things that you hate. And that would have been the case with me, but my sister decided that it was time to summon her "Gordon Ramsay spirit" and made all those gourmet dishes. The food looked amazing and I could feel the joy in my family's eyes after eating, but for me it tasted like air and I was so annoyed. She told me that she'll cook my favorite dish when I get my senses back, but she didn't. Guess who's getting nothing for her birthday! (No, just kidding I love her anyway)

4. Instagram is your worst enemy. So while being bored, I obviously had to open instagram to pass sometime. I'm used to seeing people in stories doing the things that I want to do while I'm stuck at school with lots of exams, but when it's your friends it just hits different. You see, I have what they call "FOMO", which is fear of missing out for people living under a rock here. So when I know that my friends are out there having fun without me it makes me crazy. I used to call them like every 10 minutes to see what I'm missing. I swear they stopped uploading stories because of me... Or now that I think about it, maybe they just hid the story from me. I think someone is about to have a serious talk here.

5. Lastly, getting someone else infected. Okay, all jokes aside. This by far is the worst one ever. Unfortunately, my mum caught the virus from me. Again thank God it was milder than most people, but she had a very bad cough for 2 weeks. You feel so bad and responsible for what happened to that person. Although I always wore my mask when getting out of my room, but maybe she caught the virus in the early asymptomatic phase. You see them laying there not feeling well and you wish you could be of more help. Thankfully, she is feeling much better now. So my point is just wear your masks and be careful. Take care of yourself and your loved ones.