The director for the Miss Universe pageant in the Dominican Republic, Magalis Febles, announced she has the Covid-19 virus. She wrote her story on her Instagram account to help others, especially those who had been in contact with her over the past 15 days. She explained she received the results only on the evening of 25 March 2020. After suspecting she could have Covid-19, she said she self-isolated herself at home. She tells about the difficulties in getting tested.
“I must tell you that trying to get tested became my biggest nightmare. I have been waiting for 9 days to have the tests done, which I finally was able to do thanks to the intervention of private medical staff that I have known for years. The telephone numbers offered by the Ministry of Health do not work. The system probably has collapsed. The private laboratories did not respond to my request.”
She also told about the difficulties in finding a doctor who would treat her. “I experienced first hand the refusal of private centers to receive patients with respiratory symptoms, and in a way I understand them. They are afraid,” she wrote.
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N Digital
27 March 2020