The young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says she "probably" has the new coronavirus. Returning from a trip to central Europe in early March with her father, the 17-year-old girl explains on her Instagram account that she had isolated herself in Sweden as a precaution.
“About ten days ago, I started to feel certain symptoms, exactly at the same time as my father - who traveled with me from Brussels, she explains again […] I felt tired, I had chills, a sore throat and I was coughing. " "It is extremely likely that I contracted it, given the combination of symptoms and circumstances," she said.
The teenager says she is "practically recovered", but says that she "almost didn't feel sick". "My last cold was much worse than that! ", She adds. "Many (especially young people) may not notice any symptoms, or very mild," she warns. They do not know that they are carriers of the virus and can transmit it to people belonging to categories at risk ”.
"We who do not belong to a risk group have a huge responsibility, our actions can make the difference between life and death for many others," she added, encouraging everyone to stay at home.
At the beginning of March, the one who is at the origin of the “school strikes for the climate” and the marches for the climate had called for a “digital strike” faced with the progression of the new coronavirus, arguing the recommendations of the health authorities to limit gatherings.
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Sweden has some 2,200 cases and deplores 36 deaths linked to Covid-19 and is now only testing serious cases, people requiring hospitalization and nursing staff, in particular in contact with the elderly. Greta Thunberg was therefore not screened.
