Husband tested positive, family members not infected! Shanghai woman's "textbook-level" operation

My husband developed symptoms of cough and fever

Subsequently, the antigen self-test was abnormal and the nucleic acid test was positive

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From physical discomfort

During the few days of transfer and isolation

The family took a series of

A textbook example of self-protection

Successfully avoided infection within the family

Recently, Shanghai resident Xiao Shi said that he wanted to share his family's experience in fighting the new coronavirus with everyone: "Methods and mentality are very important. The most important thing is to act quickly and not panic."

Having a slight cough while in home quarantine?

Internal isolation again!

"My throat feels a bit uncomfortable. I'm probably tired from talking because of the many conference calls I've had these past two days." On the evening of March 25, the husband, Xiao Li, had a slight physical abnormality, which alerted his wife, Xiao Shi. Because someone on the same floor of the company had an abnormal nucleic acid test, Xiao Li had taken a nucleic acid test on his own initiative and was notified to start a 2+12 day home quarantine observation. The occasional coughing occurred on the first day of home quarantine.

Although it was just a casual remark from her husband, it sounded like a big deal to Xiao Shi, and she had to be alert. She quickly asked her husband to wear an N95 mask and keep a distance from his family. Xiao Shi then searched online for symptoms of COVID-19 infection: a foreign body sensation in the throat, as if "there was phlegm that couldn't be spit out", coughing... Many of them matched her husband's condition!

"My first reaction was of course anxiety, and even suspicion. It's not that easy to get infected!" But after calming down, Xiao Shi decided to treat the situation as the most serious and not to take any chances. The couple lives with their parents-in-law and has a baby under one year old. Xiao Shi has not been vaccinated due to postpartum reasons, so she and her child are at a higher risk of infection.

After discussing, the family members decided: Xiao Li would wear a mask all day and live in a separate room; on the other hand, the family members also wore masks all the time, except when eating and washing, and they would not take them off even when sleeping.

The next day, Xiao Shi began to find ways to purchase capsules, watermelon frost lozenges, effervescent tablets, alcohol tablets, etc. On the one hand, she helped her husband relieve his symptoms, and on the other hand, she improved the immunity of her family.

"It is equally important to prevent the spread of the virus by infected people and to protect others." Xiao Shi recalled the decision he made at the time and believed that isolating the family during the suspicion period was a particularly important and critical step.

Look up information and do homework

Every measure is meticulous

On the evening of March 26, Shanghai conducted its first self-test for all residents. Xiao Li's test result was "two bars".

"Looking at the test kit, the T line is particularly obvious, deeper than the C line. I no longer doubt (the infection)." Xiao Shi said that it was the most tense time for the family. The virus has an incubation period. Could family members have been infected? Could colleagues and friends who had contact with him before be infected? Later, Xiao Li's nucleic acid test results showed that he was confirmed to be positive.

Xiao Shi said that perhaps out of her instinct as a mother, she told herself to stay calm, consider more things, and protect her family.

On that day, Xiao Li developed fever and took medicine. The family's preventive measures were upgraded accordingly:

● Xiao Li’s father delivers all three meals a day to the door, and he must change his mask after delivering the meals;

● After using the toilet, Xiao Li sprays and disinfects it by himself and returns to the house quickly. Other family members cannot use it within half an hour;

● All spaces in the home should be disinfected every day...

The family has made detailed and strict requirements for every preventive measure, even to the level of "micro-management".

Shi also took the ventilation of her home into consideration. When her husband was alone due to a cough, she turned off the home's internal circulation facilities.

In addition, after consulting the neighborhood committee, they treated their household garbage as medical waste. "My husband's household garbage is collected once a day, packed in a separate garbage bag and tied tightly, and then put into a cardboard box along with our garbage bags, sealed with sealing tape, and after confirming that there are no gaps, it is placed at the door for volunteers to recycle."

Calm down, calm down

Miracles after hard work

During her pregnancy, Xiao Shi passed the senior nutritionist exam. Based on relevant knowledge, she arranged for her family to eat at least two eggs and drink two bags of milk every day to ensure adequate protein intake. Each person also needs to take an effervescent tablet every day to supply the daily required vitamin C. "Even for a common cold, a large amount of protein and vitamin C are supplemented in the early stages. Both are respiratory diseases, and I think the two are nutritionally similar."

"It may be easy to stick to such strict preventive measures for one day, but over time it requires a high degree of compliance and discipline from the family. Once the rules are set, everyone must follow them." Xiao Shi said that her father-in-law is also a doctor, and the family has kept the string of protection very tight. From the discovery of abnormalities, nucleic acid positive confirmation to transfer and isolation, although everyone was nervous, fortunately they did not panic, but followed scientific methods and attitudes and walked through it step by step.

On April 9, after more than a week of quarantine in the quarantine center, Xiao Li recovered and his nucleic acid test turned negative, and he finally returned home. So far, the antigen and nucleic acid tests of all family members, including the baby, have been normal.

For this family, although the process of self-protection lasted only a few days, it was full of "huge unknowns." Various uncertainties still brought tension and even caused physical discomfort.

Now, in hindsight, I realize that being dominated by fear will not solve anything. Only by staying calm, and then calming down, can I think about how to benefit my family.

"We want to share our personal experiences with everyone, not only to provide some effective protection methods, but also to remind everyone not to panic when encountering the same thing. Calling the neighborhood committee can only solve some problems. More things happen within the family, and you must rely on yourself." Xiao Shi said that in the process of self-protection, she would consult a lot of scientific knowledge and case experience, which is also a way to adjust her mentality and treat it calmly. "Always waiting for others to solve it will increase your own anxiety and isolation. We must learn how to deal with it endogenously."

This kind of self-protection is still going on. Xiao Li still lives alone during the 7-day observation period after returning home, and all the items he has come into contact with are disinfected and aired...

Xiao Shi said that what you learn from books is always superficial. After reading so much information, only practical action can eliminate uncertainties.

Source: Science Popularization China WeChat Official Account