American sprinter Noah Lyles ran 200-meter race Covid positive

[just444]

After his stunning defeat in 200-meter race at the Olympics today, USA sprinter Noah Lyles confirms he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week https://t.co/7o2UXFiRk9
- CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 8, 2024

sourceHe tested positive on tuesday after having symptoms

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[backtoblack]

I'm pretty sure I've gotten COVID after avoiding it until this point, I'm overnighting tests since all mine are expired. Whatever this variant is, it's harder on the lungs than I was expecting.

[otraera]

i've had the worst coughing fits of my life with this variant. i swear it fucked up my vision. i tested negative today but the cough lingers.

[backtoblack]

Yeah my throat feels pretty bad to the point it's feeling itchy its so irritated from my frequent coughing. I hope you have a full recovery soon.

[vaels]

I noticed the same. I had it about 3 weeks ago, and had a couple of coughing fits so bad that it was really hard to recover after and catch my breath. my breathing was totally fine otherwise but the cough was nasty.

[ferfi]

I ended up getting covid for the first time this year. The cough was awful. It lingered on for well over a month after all other symptoms subsided.

[msmandiemitz]

I caught it for the first time back at the beginning of June and I'm still coughing up mucous from my lungs all damn day. I'm so over it.

[backtoblack]

I hope you recover fully soon, this variant definitely is vicious.

[neaira]

Don't bother with tests. This variant isn't pulling positive on the tests.

[backtoblack]

Yeah I'm doing it mostly for my own sake of mind and honestly I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed that I finally got it. My insurance apparently doesn't have set procedures anymore on how to bill for Paxlovid coverage. Sounds like it's going to be a miracle if I can get it and not pay out of pocket.

[mattay]

Do you have a source on that? My wife tested positive but both my son and I have had runny noses/low fevers and have not been testing positive. We both had COVID in March though so I was like…I guess it could just be colds? Odd timing though. So I googled whether maybe this variant just isn’t showing up on tests and I could only find info that said it is, just takes the whole 15 minutes.

[neaira]

My source was probably more colloquial. lol I definitely had it this summer and never tested positive!

[minnymoe]

Late but the current research says that positives show day(s) 4-7 with the most recent variants. Also, FlowFlex is the best/most accurate.

Hope you family is feeling better 🧡

[silveryxcrimson]

Not necessarily! My entire household caught mid July for the first time and we’ve had tests from a few months prior to that (def not expired) and it caught all of ours whether we were super positive or had faint lines.

[anus]

Mine were instantly positive for every test I took. Had it for the first time last month.

[tanglespiders]

mine might have been a different variant bc it was 5 months ago, but yeah it was instantly positive.

[neaira]

I for sure had it a few months ago because it felt exactly like when I had it a few years ago and my tests never came back positive. I just quarantined myself so I didn't get anyone sick. My doctor told me that some of the COVID cases he was seeing weren't coming up positive.