"Corona is not just a cold, I'm really scared."



Actor Maiko Kawakami was found to be infected with the new coronavirus last November, and even after becoming negative, her dysgeusia and olfaction disorder I was suffering from aftereffects such as.



In addition, his infection threatened the lives of others, and he was deeply scared and regretted.



I don't want you to have the same experience.



This is a message from Mr. Kawakami.

"The bento is very salty and weird ..."

Maiko Kawakami (55), an actor who has appeared in commercial TV dramas such as "Kinpachi sensei, 3rd grade B" and NHK's taiga drama "Hideyoshi", and is still active in dramas and stages.



In March of last year, Ken Shimura, who I had a close relationship with, died in the new corona, and I have been paying attention to infection control.



It is said that in early November, when such a life continued, he felt something wrong with his body in Osaka, where he headed for shooting.



Maiko Kawakami


"I felt very tired by the time the shooting was over. Also, the lunch box I ate at lunch was very salty. At that time, I thought it was strange, but looking back now, I think it was a dysgeusia caused by corona. "

Fever, suffocation, pain in the nodules of the body

Mr. Kawakami had a fever at a hotel in Osaka that evening, and began to experience symptoms such as suffocation and pain in the nodules of his body.



The next day, a health center in Tokyo contacted me saying, "My friend has been confirmed to be positive for corona. I'm a close contact, so please refrain from going out."



In the anxiety that "I may be infected", I could not find a hospital that would accept the test at an unfamiliar business trip destination, and as a result of several tests at the medical institution I finally arrived at, a positive result was confirmed. It is.



Maiko Kawakami


"I feel stunned (when I was told positive). I didn't realize it,



and

I didn't know what to do from now on." A

person who relies on a strange land with high fever and physical pain. Mr. Kawakami interacted with health centers in Tokyo and Osaka many times in the absence of fever.



I moved from the hotel where I was staying to an accommodation facility exclusively for positive people, and spent a total of 10 days of medical treatment.

The staff who ate together became in critical condition temporarily

But the horror of Corona didn't end there.



A close staff member who ate with Mr. Kawakami before he became infected became infected with corona, and at one point it became so severe that he became critically ill.



Fortunately, he survived, but Mr. Kawakami said he regretted it.



Maiko Kawakami


"I remembered that when we ate together, we poke each other's chopsticks and thought,'Don't do it.' So when I found out that I was Corona, her face immediately came to my mind. It took me about a month for her to regain consciousness, but I don't mind if I feel better, I'm responsible for my depression, and I regret it. Yes, I was really scared. "

Days suffering from prolonged sequelae

What further afflicted Mr. Kawakami was the protracted sequelae.



Maiko Kawakami


"I had dysgeusia for more than a month, and it took me a while to think that it was really delicious. I don't know if my sense of smell has returned since about 4 days after the onset. Continued for a while. I still don't know if I'm back to my true sense of smell. "

To not regret it later

The horror of Corona, which can be life-threatening not only for yourself but for others.



Mr. Kawakami is disseminating his own experience through the media and SNS because he wants to reduce the number of people who have the same experience.



Maiko Kawakami


"Some people say that Corona is just a cold, but that's not the case at all. I'm watching people who were fine until just before suddenly get worse, so don't look at Corona lightly. But don't let your guard down. Especially for young people, it's the time when you want to move the most, so I'm really sorry, but even if you're okay, it can kill someone, so we'll be together. I want you to put up with it a little more. Corona is a disease that can be transmitted to your loved ones. I want you to act on the assumption that you are infected so that you will not regret it later. I'm most scared that I'm moving when I'm not there. "