For some who’ve been quarantined, anxiety and dread that they will become stigmatised by friends, neighbors and co-workers have made them reluctant to acknowledge even the most modest health impact.

A few patients with the virus who were interviewed by The Associated Press — all of them passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that ended up quarantined off Japan — described symptoms that were no stronger than a regular cold or flu.

Eugene Campbell came to the hospital from Life Care Center, a nursing home in Kirkland that has been linked to nineteen of Washington state’s 23 coronavirus deaths.

“He may be the oldest person to recover from coronavirus.”

“We went and saw him yesterday and he looked pretty good,” Campbell said, noting that his father is breathing normally and his vital signs and heart rate are good.

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