I received the PCR result the very next morning and had a code to key into Trace Together to grant MOH access to my records. A few hours later I was sent an online form to declare my housing and medical conditions. Yet a few more hours later MOH called to check in - I was given the choice to recover at home or they can make arrangements for me to go hospital for observation. On the home recovery program, I can leave the house once my ART turns negative after 72h, or after 7 days where I will be automatically "discharged" via SMS. He was unsure what the discharge process will be at the hospital, and it may be a while before a bed may be arranged due to the current wave, so I opted to stay home since I have very mild symptoms. I was given an emergency doctor's number to call in case I had any questions or had breathlessness symptoms. All in all quite seamless.
My symptoms were:
D1: Sneezing, and an itchy throat like the onset of the flu. ART was positive.
D2: Fever, lethargy, stuffy nose and sore throat. Went clinic for PCR test.
D3: Sore throat, dripping nose.
Oximeter was above 97% throughout; the baby kicks felt much weaker on D2, but thankfully back to normal D3. I gargled salt water and drank lemon honey water to soothe the throat.
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