The possible symptoms of contracting Covid-19 are as follows (according to several survivors, as well as my own personal experience):
- A head cold
- A slight fever
- A cough (ranging from mild to severe)
- Added sensitivity to the weather
- Loss of scent
- Fatigue
- Boredom
- Loss of taste
- Mood swings (may be due to lack of happiness rather than the virus itself)
- Having the ability to get people to wash their hands more
- Respiratory problems/trouble breathing (from mild to severe)
- Oversleeping/insomnia (may be due to personal problems rather than the virus itself)
- Sudden added interest in the production of the Covid-19 vaccine
- Quick loss of interest in soups and other foods people make when one is sick
- Much more frequent sniffing of spices/coffee grounds/candles/lemons to see if one’s sense of smell has returned yet
- Memorizing the ceiling of your room
- Family members dropping off food and running back to their car immediately after
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss/weight gain (could be unrelated to the virus itself)
- Longer showers (could be unrelated to the virus itself)
- Sleeping on the floor rather than one’s own bed
- Downloading the Duolingo app
- Buying several multi-hundred-piece puzzles because “too much technology isn’t good for you” (upsetting but true)
- Siblings becoming more annoying than usual
- Boredom
- Headaches
- Occasionally upset stomach (a rare occurrence)
- Rearranging one’s room to be more comfortable
- Increased craving of fresh air
- Clammy hands
- Back aches
- Increased facetime and video calls to anyone who answers
- More online shopping (likely without the buying part)
- Spontaneous bedroom fashion shows
- Boredom
- Getting the 2048 tile in the game, 2048 (personal achievement of mine during Covid)
- Writing more in one’s abandoned journal, even if just once
- Increased negativity towards school work
- Boredom
- Increased imaginative capacity (may be due to boredom)
