'Could not breathe and coughed up blood': a Russian-speaking immigrant told how she had been ill with COVID-19

A resident of Virginia Dasha Soldatenkova suffered from coronavirus. Now she is at home, but just a few days ago, doctors had to fight for her life. Dasha told about her experience in the fight against the disease. Voice of America. Next - from the first person.

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I am a medical professional, working in the USA with older people. I see a lot of people every day. On March 14, 2020, I came to work: it seemed like a normal day. But no.

I finished work and came home. My asthma started to get worse and that’s how this nightmare began.

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The doctor gave me medicine to stop my asthma attack. Then they took my temperature - it turned out to be almost 38. They began to treat me for flu symptoms. They did tests for the flu - but the results were negative. Then the doctors gave me a swab test for coronavirus. I was sent home, but in isolation until the test results came back.

On March 26, it turned out that I was positive. By this time I couldn’t breathe: it was painful. I was told to go to the hospital. My mom took me to the hospital where I was immediately separated from her and sent to the emergency room. I stayed there for a couple of hours while nurses and doctors fought for my life.

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Then I was transferred to the surgical department, which was an isolation ward. I stayed there for 4 days. They gave me antibiotics and a cure for malaria. I think that saved me.

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When the doctors thought that I began to feel better, I started coughing up bloody sputum. I was left for another night to observe. My mother did everything for me to eat and get better. She risked her life by bringing something to eat.

Most important: please stay home! Do not go out. Be healthy and listen to what they say. This virus is very scary, and I do not wish anyone to be as sick as I am.

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