I've not been too worried about covid-19 yet. I'm a nurse working in a walk in centre type facility so have no idea what patients are coming in with before I see them. I've recently found out I'm pregnant, I think only roughly 5 weeks so no way am I telling anyone yet.
My manager is trying to get something in place where anyone with cold/flu like symptoms do not attend but obviously always get people people don't listen to this. I've just seen a gentleman, very low risk in terms of contact and his history but convinced he had coronavirus (slight headache, felt hot but no temp). He specifically came to see me as his work colleagues are concerned he will pass any illness on to their pregnant wives at home if he's in work. Obviously I didn't say anything but as he sat coughing in my room I felt I was edging further and further away from him.
There is no real guidance out yet for the effects on pregnant women and I wasn't generally worried at all but this has really thrown me. Feel like I could cry (hormones, I know). I don't want anything to happen to this baby and I'm worried that self presentations with these kind of symptoms will only increase
not sure what it'll achieve telling my boss but just don't know what to do.