Officer wants people to take COVID-19 seriously after his battle with the virus

[KY_EnviroGuy]

Officer wants people to take COVID-19 seriously after his battle with the virus
The officer said isolating himself from his family was one of the hardest things he had to do.
Author: Tasha Cain
Published: 6:19 AM EDT April 21, 2020

Read here: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/officer-wants-people-to-take-covid-19-seriously-after-his-battle-with-the-virus/67-b30ed812-7076-4ebf-84c0-aff16ff38ca3

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TAMPA, Fla — Tampa Police Officer Trevarris Saulsberry thought it was something that couldn't happen to him. But then he became the first officer in his department to test positive for COVID-19. Saulsberry said he remembers getting really sick in Costco and needing to go home and lay down. Saulsberry remembers telling his girlfriend to keep herself and his 4-year-old son away from him because he wasn't sure what was making him so sick. After being in pain for days, Saulsberry said he went to the hospital.

"They told me as a precaution they were going to give me a coronavirus test. I said, 'okay, but I know I don't have coronavirus,'" Saulsberry explained. Seven days later he got the results back and they were positive. About 15 days later, he was tested again and the results were still positive. Saulsberry wasn't sure how the test was positive because he said he was mostly starting to feel fine again.

"When I tell you I was in the fetal position for seven days, I was in the fetal position for seven days-- no exaggeration. I don't want that to be taken lightly," Saulsberry explained. He was out of work for more than a month as he battled the virus.

"Before this, I was joking about it," Saulsberry said. Now, he wants people to take it seriously.

Real-life stories like this need to be shown in PSAs all over the nation every day.......

[Cousin Dupree]

1. The same mantra of many other Americans-"if it doesn't effect me, it doesn't exist"

[KY_EnviroGuy]

3. It also struck me in stark reality that.....

we can bet the Tampa Police Department (and by default, City of Tampa) had not properly educated their employees sufficiently about the serious nature and dangers of this virus and put early protective measures in place. Police officers, EMTs and firemen in particular are in constant danger when out doing their jobs.

I'm guessing Tampa stayed in partial denial like much of the rest of the USA for quite some time because they dare not buck any business interests.


KY..........

[marble falls]

2. I've been sick enough with flu to know I DO NOT want Covid19. Anyone who takes Covid19 ...

as some sort of joke or fake is risking their family's, friends, strangers' and their own lives.