北卡罗来纳州一居民疑似因接触送货感染

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美国新冠肺炎仍然持续。当地一名患有免疫系统疾病的女子，在疫情期间一直留在家中自行隔离3星期，更与丈夫分房睡觉。然而，她近日更也确诊新冠肺炎，并疑与一名女送货员有关。

该名居于北卡罗来纳州的居民因患有免疫系统疾病，而被列为高危人士。她为免自己有机会染病，自从上月到药房取药后，一直留在家中自行隔离。同时，她不但与家人保持距离，更与丈夫分房睡觉，在收取邮件时也会戴手套。然而，她在家居隔离3周后，开始出现发烧、咳嗽、失去嗅觉及呼吸困难等病征，并于上周四（9日）确诊。

该居民接受当地传媒访问时指，自己在家居隔离期间，只曾与3个人接触，亦没有食任何外卖。然而，她忆述，早前曾有一名女送货员上门送货，并将物件放于门口后随即离去，但指自己在取货时并未戴上手套，事后从报道中得知该名送货员已确诊。

该居民又指，感到非常害怕，并形容为这是我经历过的最严重的疾病。她又指，新冠肺炎并非流感，"这是另一种怪物"，并指以为自己做对了所有事情，亦几乎没有与人接触，甚至没与该名送货员会面，但强调目前没人可以确定其感染源头。

A woman who caught coronavirus even though she was self-isolating for three weeks said she believes she caught the disease from a bag of groceries delivered to her door.


The resident was shielding herself at home in Charlotte, North Carolina, as she suffers from an autoimmune disorder that makes her vulnerable to COVID-19.


Because of this underlying condition, the resident had kept her distance from others as a precaution, including her husband who has been living in a separate room.


But despite these measures she still tested positive for the virus last Thursday after beginning to notice symptoms.


The resident believes she may have caught the virus from a woman who left groceries to her doorstep while she was isolating.




She told WCNC that she did not think to wear gloves when she brought the food bags into her home from the front porch.


The resident added: 'I really thought I was doing everything right. I barely had any contact. I didn't even touch her [the delivery woman].


'I'm absolutely terrified. This is the sickest I've ever been and it's the most scared I've ever been.


'From what I'm hearing about ventilators, it's scary stuff. I'm really hoping I can wait this out at home.'


The resident suffered from a fever, a cough, loss of smell, fatigue, headaches and breathing difficulties.


Apart from the woman who delivered groceries, the resident only had brief contact with a pharmacist when she last left her house three weeks ago.




She is hoping her condition will not deteriorate as she is 'terrified' of going into a hospital due to her underlying condition.


The resident added: 'I've had the flu, this is not the flu. It's a whole other monster.'


North Carolina has recorded more than 4,300 confirmed cases and 89 deaths.