How bad is it if you get it? Well....

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I personally know 4 people who have contracted and have recovered from COVID 19.

Two of them are over 65 (relatives), one is 52, and one is in his 30s.

All got sick and then recovered at home.

Reported symptoms are headache, dry cough, fever, extreme fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pain (in one case, quite noticeable).

The guy in his 30s reported completely losing his sense of taste and smell. It is returning slowly, but is still not back all the way. Someone else reported a strong "metalic" taste in the mouth. That is gone, and he has completely recovered.

Recovery time varied from about a week to 2 weeks.

The guy in his 30s is a surgeon, and no one else in his family came down with the disease!! He has a wife and two kids.

The two folks over 65 are a couple. He got it first, and then his wife developed symptoms about 3 days later. Both are completely recovered.

The guy in his 50s is a prison guard in North Carolina. He also recovered without incident.

Anyway, it's not horrible for everyone that's for sure.

In this (small) group, everyone is very healthy, no complicating factors (such as asthma, etc.) and all are in good physical condition.

I know of a several other folks who were all symptomatic of COVID-19 (and recovered), but were not tested so cannot be confirmed. One is my primary care physician!