I did have a miserable long-lasting cold/flu in December 2019 (with a notably “dry” cough) but figured it couldn’t have been the ‘Rona, just because of the timeline. Seems like everyone in Nashville had the same cold.
I rub elbows with lots of international students from Europe and elsewhere, so when I read this Reuters report my sxs made complete sense.
That thing swept through northern AL around the same time. I got it as did lots of people I know. Nasty deep respiratory infection with a cough that hung on for several weeks afterwards. I came to suspect it was Covid but was negative for antibodies when I got tested a few months ago. But that was just the rapid test...not sure how reliable it is.