My Reflections: Corona has stolen our cough

I have spent a better part of today Googling about this disease that has been on everyone’s lips (Shutterstock)

The cough I have is like another one I had back in 2015. Then, I was working in Hurlingham with a group of beautiful people who so willingly hurled smiles in my direction -- until the day I coughed during a data review meeting. And I have never seen so many scowls mixed with concerns in one room.

I coughed so ‘persistently’ that when the person who was presenting got to this slide on Tuberculosis, he paused and looked at me. I coughed. A pin dropped and everyone covered their ears. He continued, “we are advising people who have any cough of any duration checked.” He paused again just to check if the message got to the intended person.