Deputy Overijssel had corona, ‘it took me months’

Overijssel’s representative Eddy van Hijum had tested positive for corona. He tells on his own Facebook page how the disease has developed in him. “It is an assault on your condition.”

‘I got Corona in March. Cold, increase / fever for a few days. Not really drastic further. At the beginning of April it seemed to be over again. Only in June did I receive the confirmation that it was really Corona thanks to a positive antibody test. The high concentration of antibodies has gradually decreased in recent months, I know thanks to a number of modest plasma donations at Sanquin. ‘

Recovery
However, the recovery took months. Although I was able to continue working (a lot at home), there was sometimes fatigue, tightness and chest pain. And that while in March I was in good shape and even training for a marathon. Many people who have been infected report such complaints, I read in the newspaper. Little is known about the permanent health damage caused by the virus. ‘

‘It’s not going well’
‘I now share this experience because the number of infections in our country and in our province is not going well. We have become too careless. The corona virus is not a ‘flu’, as I have experienced myself. It is an attack on your health and is certainly a real risk for the elderly and people with fragile health. We really need to curb the spread, as long as there is no vaccine or medicine. And our economy, which has already been hit hard by the first wave, will take another blow if we don’t get the virus under control. Many companies that are already struggling really get into serious trouble with a new lockdown. ‘

More decisiveness from the cabinet
‘The cabinet must show more clarity and decisiveness in tackling the virus. But let’s also stick to the advice and rules of conduct ourselves! ‘

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