A young woman has issued a warning after testing positive for coronavirus despite not having the usual symptoms. COVID-19 typically presents as a dry cough, shortness of breath and a fever, which differentiates it from a cold and the regular seasonal flu.
But Julia Buscaglia, 20, says her experience was very different. "I was not going to share my story, but now that I see others are reporting very different symptoms than mine I feel it's important to tell everyone my experience," she wrote in a now-viral Twitter thread.
The American tells the timeline of her illness, beginning on February 29 when she was on holiday in Italy – now the worst-hit country on Earth with a staggering number of coronavirus deaths. "February 29th: I woke up this