Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
First, a Pasteur study which has been narrowly reported elsewhere, identified a 4th relative of the COVID-19 circulating in France prior to the outbreak, and non-Wuhan sourced (as far as they can tell). That shows the not-surprising reality that there are other coronavirus relatives circulating around the world that also have the potential to become outbreaks. I wonder if what you got was one of those, but too distant a relative to show up on the test. Some of these relatives are known to be more gastro-centric rather than pneumo.

Interesting. A friend of mine, medical doctor, had to quarantine out of work for two weeks, as he developed fever, malaise, muscle aches, and a GI syndrome. We were all thinking that he had caught COVID-19 from a patient, but he ended up testing negative. Maybe he was one of the ones you're referring to.

Please take COVID-19 seriously; don't panic but don't deny it; practice social distancing (stay 6ft from people); wash your hands a lot, don't touch your face, don't gather with too many people, so that you help us contain it.