A WeChat user videotaped an audio conversation with a female friend who recently got infected with the virus when she went grocery shopping a week ago. She needed to replenish rice, vegetables and cooking oil supplies after staying at home for nearly a month.

“I went to that hospital yesterday. As I arrived late in the afternoon, at about 6 p.m., I did CT scan and blood test only. Both tests showed I have viral infections, viral pneumonia. However, this hospital only performs gene sequencing tests from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. So I have not done a gene sequencing test yet. Staff from my community office arranged to have me quarantined at Hubei University Zhixing College dorm last night. It is in a suburban area. The hospital here cannot perform gene sequencing tests.“

”My main symptom is having difficulty breathing. (Although I haven’t had the final diagnosis), lung infections are confirmed. I started to have difficulty breathing three days ago, but I did not take it seriously initially, because I basically stayed at home for nearly a month.“

“One week ago I went out, because I was running out of food. I went downstairs to get rice, vegetables, eggs, and cooking oil, back and forth several times. I didn’t feel anything when I finished shopping, however, three days ago, I felt my chest was tight. It got worse yesterday and I almost passed out at home. Even as I called the 120 emergency line, my hands were shaking and I could not see the text on my cell phone screen clearly. Then I was sent to that hospital for a physical exam. Now I am waiting for the community office to transfer me to another hospital for treatment, and to get a gene sequencing test.”

“I could not sleep at all last night at the quarantine site. It was not because I was nervous, it was because I had a fever, and shortness of breath, my whole body felt numb. The staff at our community office told me my symptoms belong to the seriously-ill category. I even felt as if my blood vessels were about to explode. I have difficulty breathing, and my heartbeat is very fast, I could hear it, “Tong…Tong…Tong…”, just like this. I am still at the quarantine site, waiting for the arrangement from my community office.”

“I didn’t sleep at all last night. I don’t have any acquaintances within my community. I got infected simply through going downstairs to pick up the delivery. I simply went downstairs, picked items up, and went back upstairs. About a week ago, I had deliveries several days in a row. I also replenished drinking water and went to A compound to get propane gas. I traveled across A, B, and C compounds in those several days, and that was it.”

“I would blame myself for being too greedy. For more than 20 days, I did not join any social media group for food ordering, and I consumed all the food I had at home. Then, with much difficulty, I joined a food ordering group. I should have felt content when I received my food orders. However, when I had some vegetables, I craved fruits. After I had fruits, I wanted to buy cooking oil and stock up rice that can last for a month. As for fruits, after I had mandarins, I also wanted to eat strawberries. Later I also craved hot and dry noodles. So it was through my craving that I harmed myself. With such craving, I did not take the coronavirus seriously enough. Also, I had not heard of any infections within our community, and I thought there were no patients in our community. In our social media group, no one ever told me if there are patients in our community. Otherwise, I would not have made so many trips downstairs to pick up the food items. ”

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