The past months, all I know about Covid19, I only see in the news. Now, I'm one of the stories I used to just read/hear abt.

Our office premises were disinfected on July 6. I was swab tested on July 16, results came out July 20. I fall somewhere between case # 68K & 70K. 1/10

Swab testing was required for work clearance after one symptomatic employee tested positive.

Office setting: closed space, aircon, no ventilation.

4 of us who tested positive use his/her own private vehicle to work, with only 1 to 2 passengers inside the vehicle. 2/10

I wear a disposable face mask every day. I use alcohol every time I receive files & folders, touch doorknobs, push doors, use our office biometrics, etc. I always wash my utensils before I use them. I don't bring into the house shoes I wear to work. 3/10

We have an alternative working arrangement. I physically report to work every other week. And yet it's likely that I still got the virus after our office premises got disinfected. I was not at work the week prior.

Now, I can't figure out where I fell short. 4/10

I keep on looking back on the tiniest details that I may have missed. Was it a pen I used? Which of the 50 documents I held was it? Did I use our office telephone at the wrong time? Did I breathe too closely to someone who was infected but did not know yet then? 5/10

I'm near the end of my 14-day required quarantine period, without even the slightest of symptoms.

A coworker who tested positive said she only lost her sense of taste & smell. Others experienced worse—fever, headache, & cough. Fortunately, nobody of us was a severe case. 6/10

I figured I’d share this in this space, mainly for those going through a similar situation. I guess all our stories can offer is the feeling that we're not alone.

Even I still can’t believe I'm here now. But what truly worries me are those whom I had direct contact with. 7/10

I have informed those I personally interacted with beginning July 1st. My brgy already knows my condition. Our office has likewise published information on this online.

But this does not remove from my conscience the possibility that I may have put someone's health 8/10

in a critical condition.

I also worry abt expenses I have to make to keep myself healthy & to assure those around me that I am no longer contagious.

Some friends told me that I'm the only person they know who tested positive. It feels like I'm part of the minority. 9/10

But here, you lose peace of mind & I hope you won’t find yourselves with this much burden on your conscience.

I don't want to stress friends abt this. It's difficult to make things relatable but I hope this helps someone experiencing the same things to feel less alone. 10/10