Disbelief, a birthday in hospital and the road to recovery: Certis officer who had COVID-19 recounts his experience

READ: 2 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, including Certis Cisco employee who served quarantine ordersBefore having symptoms, the officer served quarantine orders on two people from Wuhan who subsequently tested positive for the infection.

The officer would also have to assess if their places of residence are suitable for home quarantine. If not, he would contact his colleagues at Certis to clearance to send the person to a government quarantine facility. While he understood the risks involved, he added that he was “very proud to do part in support of a nationwide effort to fight COVID-19”.When he tested positive for COVID-19, the officer said he was in “disbelief”.

READ: 'I think about my family, not about me': A foreign worker stricken with COVID-19 has concerns far away His Commanding Officer would also check in on him daily, buy groceries for his family and arranged for his house to be disinfected. Certis even created a Tumblr page for other employees to write words of encouragement.

“The first three or four days, when I was really sick, going through the treatment, I was just going through the motions. But the moment I started to get my energy back, I started getting very restless,” he said.“I made trips to the toilet more often, because it’s in the same room. I walked around inside the small room. Just need to get out of the bed,” he said.

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