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OD IS GOOD
AN EXPRIENCE WITH COVID-19
By Lynn Foo, PJN6
On 31 December 2020, SK Lee tested positive for COVID-19. He recalls his experience, together with his wife, Eunice Sin in a recent interview.
Tell us how you found out you had COVID-19 and how it all began. SK Lee : I attended a party at the office on Christmas Eve. My boss was present as well, and he tested positive for COVID-19 on 29 December. Looking back, during the Christmas party, we did not really observe physical distancing and were interacting with one another without wearing masks. I started having slight symptoms of cough and body ache on 26 December; but brushed it off as normal flu. Only on the 29th when my boss tested positive, did our entire company of about 120 people decide to get tested for COVID-19. I was concerned as I had been in close contact with my boss. True enough, two days later, the results came back and I was informed that I, along with another colleague, had also tested positive for COVID-19. Eunice : After SK tested positive, which was on the evening of New Year’s Eve, I quickly called nearby clinics to arrange for tests for me and my daughter, and also called all the people with whom SK and I had been in close contact during those few days. As it was New Year’s Eve, many clinics were already closed; but thankfully we managed to find one open and arranged for the tests. The next day, the results came back and I was also positive.
