I won't make firm declarations here but I would not be the least surprised if I actually had it back in December 2019. It seemed that half our workforce at Seaspan was seriously ill in Victoria in December and January after a Washington State based vessel came to us for an LNG conversion (Washington at that time was one of the first US states hit with the virus). Of course we weren't looking for it back then ...at least not seriously.

Working in tight quarters on navy ships ensures that anything that goes around, goes around. But this one was very different from what I'd experienced before. Shortness of breath, diarrhea, sore throat, weakness, bronchitis, etc.

It also lingered and lingered. Several months in my case. I'd think it was over but then it would come back and more antibiotics were prescribed. I'd never been sick with a cold or flu that long before. In fact, I don't recall ever actually having the flu before. Occasionally the shortness of breath would come back until very recently. One day I'd feel on top of the world, the next I'd question if I could make the walk to the parking lot 8 minutes away.

Did I have Covid-19? I'll never really know.
Do I think I might have had it? Definitely.

So far no lingering effects aside from the shortness of breath until recently. It's actually hard to determine since I'm now always short of breath at work since masks have been made mandatory, even outside.

But on the bright side, there hasn't really been any real "flu season" or "cold season" so far at work and home due to the distancing and masking as mandated by our province.

...Michelle