After Mason Mills started a Twitter thread asking people who have been confirmed as having Coronavirus to share their experiences, people started to respond.

„High temperature and horrendous dry cough for a couple of weeks, tired, weak etc. We had it when it wasn’t publicised, picked it up in New York over Christmas. It really is no worse than a heavy cold or flu, stop the panicking & hysteria people but stay away from the vulnerable“, wrote a certain MrCEssex.

Quickly one woman responded disagreeing.

„I beg to differ. This isn’t “just the flu.” My 38-year-old son is fighting for his life in the ICU of a hospital in Boston (confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis). He’s on a ventilator for 3 days. He’s always been a healthy person. I’m terrified“.

Another man who seems to be better now said he got infected while he was in Spain.

„We returned from Spain on 30th January and by the following week I had a splitting headache, aching limbs, persistent dry cough and my throat felt like I was swallowing razor blades. My wife followed the same pattern a week behind me. BTW I’m 65 with asthma and I feel OK now“, he explained.

„The worst sore throat you can imagine, water doesn’t quench the thirst, slight cold, a bit of a chill that lasts 5 days and then dry cough starts which lasts weeks but you do feel better after day 4“, wrote a certain Nick Dampier.

Another woman claims to be infected while she was in Italy.

„I traveled back from Venice 10th Feb. Came down with symptoms a week later but wasn’t tested as 111 said I was outside timeframe. Fever, slight sore throat, the worst was the muscle aches. So painful. Leaves you wiped out for a long while after. So I think I’ve had coronovirus“, wrote a woman named Louise.

Besides confirmed COVID-19 sufferers, many people who believe that they were infected started to share their stories also on this thread.