Aug 20, 2022 20:00:00

I became a positive person for the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), so I tried using various online supermarkets Report

The number of new coronavirus infections (COVID-19) has been increasing rapidly since around July 2022, and as of August 18, 2022, the number of new COVID-19 infections in

Tokyo is 27,453. People , Osaka Prefecture has 24,323 people , and the total nationwide is 255,534, which is the highest number ever . GIGAZINE editorial staff, who have been working remotely from home since the COVID-19 epidemic, were finally diagnosed positive. I have not been infected with COVID-19 for more than a year since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic. rice field.

About new coronavirus infection | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html

I tried to summarize in chronological order how I spent the 15 days until the COVID-19 test was positive and the ban on waiting at home was lifted.

◆ 2 days before onset
At night, my wife, who lives with me, said, 'I have a strange feeling in my throat.' I couldn't help but think, 'Is it a cold?'

◆ 1 day before onset
·morning
His wife continued to complain of discomfort in her throat, and said that she would check nearby hospitals and go for a COVID-19 test, and called the hospital to make an appointment. I usually go to bed with the air conditioner on, and it wasn't that unusual for me to feel something wrong in my throat in the morning, so I listened to the story with a lighthearted feeling of ``I can't believe it's coronavirus.''

・Around 12:00
My wife goes to the hospital, and I eat lunch and do my usual work. The rice tasted as usual, so I had no idea that I was infected with Corona.

・Around 15:00
My wife contacted me that the PCR test was positive, and I became a close contact person. Until then, I hadn't felt a strong sense of discomfort, but when I was told, I noticed that the mussels that usually heal around noon were still there in the afternoon.

The body temperature at this stage is 36.8 degrees, which is about 1 degree higher than normal.

・17:00
I wanted to see a doctor at the same hospital where my wife went for an examination, so I tried to make an appointment by phone when the afternoon consultation started (17:00), but I was told that the afternoon consultation slots were already full. I thought about seeing a doctor at another hospital, but I hadn't finished my regular work and my physical condition wasn't particularly bad, so I decided to give up on that day.

◆ Date of onset
At the start of the examination at 9:00 a.m., an examination reservation is made by phone.

・Around 12:00
I got a call from the hospital and went to see a doctor. Fill out the questionnaire outside the hospital, and the interview starts outside. I was told by phone, ``The number of test kits is insufficient, but would you like to be tested? As a result of the interview, it was decided that 'Let's inspect', and the inspection was carried out in front of the hospital.

My wife told me about the test, 'I just traced the entrance of my nose,' but in my case, I felt like I was 'sticking a cotton swab into the back of my nose and grunting', and I almost sneezed. When I looked at the medical statement later, my wife's test kit was 'SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection (PCR)', and my test kit was a different test kit from 'SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection'. It seemed

After the inspection, I waited in the car for about an hour. After that, the hospital contacted me and informed me of the test results, and it was discovered that I was positive. I went to the front of the hospital again, paid the consultation fee, and waited in the car again. After a few minutes, I received a prescription from the pharmacy and went home.

All I received was a prescription, medical receipt, medical statement, and guidance for COVID-19 positive people distributed by the city.

According to the guidance for this positive person, a 10-day recuperation period is set from the day after the onset of symptoms (the day the person was diagnosed as COVID-19 positive), and it seems that they will be able to go out from the 11th day. However, if you have family members living with you, the waiting period is set for 5 days from the day after the last day of the medical treatment period, so in your case, you will have to wait at home for 15 days from the date of onset.

Although I felt that my symptoms were worse than the day before, I thought I had a fever of over 37 degrees, but then the fever went down, and my physical condition improved and worsened throughout the day, and was not stable. .

◆ Day 2 of onset
The symptoms are similar to those on the day of onset.

◆ Day 3 of onset
Continued fever and headache. Take a day off from work and rest for the day.

◆ After 4 days of onset
My fever has completely returned to normal, and I feel something wrong in my throat. After that, my physical condition never deteriorated, and I returned to almost normal physical condition.

Both couples have been working remotely from home for the past few months, and both of them went out a week before the infection ``the movie theater 6 days before the onset date'' and ``I went to the movie theater 3 days before the onset date. Supermarket only. It is believed that he was infected either at a movie theater where he was watching a movie at a late show with conspicuously vacant seats, or at a supermarket where he always shopped. I once again realized that the coronavirus is lurking closer than I imagined.

At the beginning of the pandemic, it was said that the incubation period of the new coronavirus was two weeks, but I was very surprised when the hospital explained that ``the recent new corona has only about 2.4 days from infection to onset.'' At this time, I realized that the new coronavirus had become almost a part of our daily life, and that I hadn't followed the details of corona-related information as much as when the pandemic started, and that I had overlooked corona-related information as if it was someone else's problem. I was reminded of it again.

In addition, for the author, who tends to stay at home due to remote work, waiting at home for 15 days was not painful at all. My symptoms didn't get any worse, so to be honest, I couldn't help but wonder if I was really infected. However, I had a dinner appointment with my relatives the weekend after the onset of symptoms, so I'm horrified to think of what would have happened if I hadn't been tested.

Also, after I was found to be positive, I contacted my relatives, acquaintances, and colleagues, and had the opportunity to talk about COVID-19 again. it was done. Due to the long period of the pandemic, people who had been infected with COVID-19 by someone close to them and became severely ill overreacted, and on the contrary, they were infected but had no symptoms, so they no longer felt a sense of crisis. There must be people Such a difference in values regarding COVID-19 is felt every time I see people not wearing masks indoors in commercial facilities, but I can't help but feel such a difference between people close to me. I couldn't help but think that it's a very difficult world to live in.

The only personal problem was 'how to secure food'. In particular, I was sick for a few days after the onset of symptoms, so I didn't feel like eating greasy food that I wanted to easily get by delivery. I wanted to eat homemade food, but there was no food, so online supermarkets were very useful because I could order food from my smartphone or PC.

◆ The net supermarket that became a powerful companion during the stay-at-home period
In the area where the author lives, three of the four online supermarkets, ' AEON Net Supermarket ', ' Amazon Life ', ' Rakuten Seiyu ', and ' Ito-Yokado Net Supermarket ', are compatible. The characteristics of the three net supermarkets and the impressions actually used are as follows.

◆ Aeon Net Super

Delivery fee: 550 yen under 2,000 yen including tax, 330 yen under 10,000 yen including tax, 165 yen over 10,000 yen including tax
Delivery time: Can be specified in units of 2 hours
Delivery date and time: Can be reserved for 1 week or more

Whether it's particularly popular in the area where the author lives, no matter when you order, the relatively early delivery slots of 'the day after the order' and 'the day after the order' are all filled, and only 'delivery after 3 days after the order' is supported. I didn't get it. The feature of Aeon Net Super is that the delivery date can be specified for more than a week from the day after ordering. Aeon Net Super gave me a sense of security that I would be able to purchase the product without fail even if the delivery was delayed.

◆ Amazon Life

Delivery fee: Orders over 2000 yen including tax, free shipping for orders over 8000 yen including tax
Delivery time: Can be specified in units of 2 hours
Delivery date and time: Only on the day of order or the next day

Amazon Life supports same-day delivery, but I was only able to place an order once, probably because the number of users increased when I started using it. Delivery days are very short, only on the same day and the next day. there was something to do.

Although it bears the name Amazon, it is also important to note that shopping at Amazon Life and shopping at Amazon are completely different things. However, the UI of Amazon Life is exactly the same as Amazon, and you can order from the website or from the Amazon app for smartphones in the same way as usual, so from Amazon's heavy users, it is an extension of usual shopping. It's pretty comfortable to be able to use .

◆ Rakuten Seiyu

Delivery fee: Orders over 2,000 yen including tax, free shipping for orders over 5,500 yen including tax
Delivery time: Can be specified in units of 2 hours
Delivery date: Can be reserved up to 3 days after the day of order

In the end, Rakuten Seiyu was the one I ended up using the most. The reason why I used it the most is simple, 'Because it was possible to deliver the next day no matter when I ordered.' When I used it for the first time, the delivery was delayed by 3 to 4 hours from the scheduled delivery time because the delivery was crowded, but after that it was not delayed from the reserved time zone. What I found particularly convenient about using Rakuten Seiyu was the ability to add or change products after confirming an order. Even if you forget to buy this after paying, you can easily add items to your cart with just a smartphone, which is an advantage unique to online supermarkets.

Below is a picture of the item I actually ordered. Purchased products are delivered in a shopping bag in detail according to category, so it was a rare sight these days when shopping bags are charged and eco bags are recommended.

You can specify the delivery time in 2-hour increments at any online supermarket, but I didn't find it particularly convenient to specify the delivery time because I was in home isolation due to COVID-19. Also, for any service, if you are aiming for same-day delivery, you have to order the product at a fairly early timing, so I felt that there were more users than I imagined.

Therefore, if there is something you really want on the day, it seems necessary to consider purchasing the item using Uber Eats. In addition, since drinks and sweets that can be preserved are also sold on regular Amazon, there were many cases where it was cheaper to buy them in bulk here.