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When the virus knocks
We all know that there is a scary new virus knocking on our doors. Well, that virus knocked on my door a few weeks ago when I was exposed at the clinic where I work. Five days later, I got the first call from Public Health letting me know I was thought “low risk,” and I could self-monitor and carry on as usual. What a relief!
Then I got the second call...
It came from Public Health revising (修正) my category to “exclusion (排除)” – a more technical way of saying self-isolation (自我隔离). I felt that my life had been turned upside down. Everything took a hit – my family, the clinic and its patients, my income. Did Public Health really make the right decision? It took some effort to have faith that there are people who know more than I do.
After breaking (透露) the news to my wife, I picked out spare clothes from my closet, grabbed essential items and moved to the basement. I pieced (拼) together a desk to work on and really only needed to go upstairs for food. I’d only see my family when I went upstairs to eat meals – sitting at the far end of the dining table, at least two meters away. This was the time of day I looked forward to the most. It was when we could connect, and everything seemed sort of normal.
In the basement, I made a plan that allowed me to use the isolation as a rare opportunity to work on many projects that I hadn’t had time for. I was more fortunate than most people in isolation – I had my exercise bike, a fridge full of drinks, a TV and, most importantly, my health.
I emerged from isolation with a greater appreciation of the importance of protecting not only myself and family, but also my patients and their families, from invisible but real threats. The consequences of complacency (自满) carry too high a cost.
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1. … a few weeks ago when I was exposed at the clinic where I work.
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