My Family’s Daunting Challenges During COVID Isolation at Home

You just never know what to expect with this crazy virus!

David Onu, MD
6 min readApr 5, 2022

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The last three weeks have been challenging for my family and me. We all had to isolate ourselves at home after COVID hit. For the past two years, I have actively participated in many committees at work to plan and execute COVID-19 strategies for patients in my State as MD.

Still, I couldn’t fully know what to expect.

I’ll share more about my unexpected challenges during COVID isolation later on in this article. But, first, let’s get to know more about this crazy virus.

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by the strain of coronavirus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). Health authorities identified the first case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

COVID-19 was transmitted from bats to humans and quickly spread to the whole world. As a result, the WHO declared a pandemic in March 2020.

According to the Worldometers website, there are more than 928 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, with over 6 million deaths…

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David Onu, MD

I’m an Australian Specialist Medic who inspires people through my writing to grow their relationships, whether married or single and be healthy. davidonu.com