Greta Thunberg acredita ter tido Covid-19

A ativista sueca Greta Thunberg revelou que é "muito provável" que tenha estado infetada pelo novo coronavírus. A informação foi divulgada pelo própria, através do Instagram.

A jovem ativista tem estado em isolamento nas últimas duas semanas e referiu ter começado a sentir sintomas há cerca de dez dias

"Comecei a sentir alguns sintomas há dez dias, exatamente ao mesmo tempo que o meu pai - que viajou comigo de Bruxelas", escreveu.

"Sentia-me cansada, tinha arrepios, garganta dorida e tosse. Já o meu pai, tinha os mesmos sintomas, mas mais intensos, e febre."

A jovem ativista revela que não fez o teste, uma vez que na Suécia apenas é testado quem necessita de cuidados médicos urgentes. "Dizem às pessoas que se sentem doentes para ficar em casa e se isolarem", explica.

Agora, "basicamente recuperada", Greta Thunberg alerta a população para que pensem nas suas atitudes, uma vez que podem colocar a vida dos outros em risco.

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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

Uma publicação partilhada por Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) a 24 de Mar, 2020 às 8:22 PDT