Coronavirus at Greta Thunberg? Her Instagram post draws attention - the climate activist reports of symptoms of illness.
- Greta Thunberg believes that she has been infected with the novel corona virus.
- She describes her symptoms in an Instagram post.
- She has an urgent appeal to young people .
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Stockholm - Apparently the world's best-known climate activist has also got it: After her recent trip to Germany and other European countries, Greta Thunberg * assumes that she has contracted the coronavirus * .
Since returning to Stockholm two weeks ago, she had isolated herself in a rented apartment away from her mother and sister *, and about ten days ago she felt symptoms for the first time and at the same time as her father, who had traveled to Brussels with her, the 17-year-old Swede wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
Greta Thunberg and a coronavirus infection: "extremely likely"
"I felt tired, had a cold shower, sore throat and coughed," she wrote. "My father had the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever." In Sweden , you couldn't have yourself tested for Covid-19 * unless you needed urgent medical help. "That's why I haven't been tested on Covid-19 , but given the symptoms and circumstances, it is extremely likely that I have had it."
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The last two weeks I've stayed inside. When I returned from my trip around Central Europe I isolated myself (in a borrowed apartment away from my mother and sister) since the number of cases of COVID-19 (in Germany for instance) were similar to Italy in the beginning. Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms, exactly the same time as my father - who traveled with me from Brussels. I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed. My dad experienced the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever. In Sweden you can not test yourself for COVID-19 unless you're in need of emergent medical treatment. Everyone feeling ill are told to stay at home and isolate themselves. I have therefore not been tested for COVID-19, but it's extremely likely that I've had it, given the combined symptoms and circumstances. Now I've basically recovered, but - AND THIS IS THE BOTTOM LINE: I almost didn't feel ill. My last cold was much worse than this! Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultainously I might not even have suspected anything. Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough. And this it what makes it so much more dangerous. Many (especially young people) might not notice any symptoms at all, or very mild symptoms. Then they don't know they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups. We who don't belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility, our actions can be the difference between life and death for many others. Please keep that in mind, follow the advice from experts and your local authorities and #StayAtHome to slow the spread of the virus. And remember to always take care of each other and help those in need. #COVID #flattenthecurve
A post shared by Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) on Mar 24, 2020 at 8:22 pm PDT
In the meantime, she has recovered, added Thunberg , who was recently attacked by Xavier Naidoo and was the target of another vulgar action. She hardly felt sick - a fact that only made the coronavirus even more dangerous, said the activist . “Many (especially young people) may feel no or very mild symptoms. Then they don't know that they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups. ”
Corona and young people - Greta with appeal: "have enormous responsibility"
That comes with a responsibility: “We who do not belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility. For many others, our actions can make the difference between life and death. ”
Thunberg * traveled to various European cities in February and early March to take part in climate demonstrations, speak in the European Parliament and take pictures for a BBC documentary. In Hamburg she protested with tens of thousands of people for more climate protection * just before the local elections there.
More about Thunberg in the video: What you didn't know about Greta
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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
