I had it in April 2019 in San Francisco, and have medical history to confirm the symptoms and treatment that worked in my case: steroids plus antibiotics. (Ster

I had it in April 2019 in San Francisco, and have medical history to confirm the symptoms and treatment that worked in my case: steroids plus antibiotics. (Steroids stop the autoimmune reaction, antibiotics help to fight off the bacterial infection which can happen because of steroids). Back then doctors said it was a viral bronchitis "because of some strange coronavirus" which rapidly turned into pneumonia. Three different doctors all were quite puzzled. So I've been telling ppl for a while that it's been around for longer than is generally believed. I don't think we can say it was "exactly the same" virus, because it constantly mutates. It might have been that I got less virulent and severe version. I also did self-isolate myself on day one of the symptoms, as I do with any cold or flu, which probably reduced the spread from me. Not saying my experience automatically validates the study, rather that I expect some trustworthy study to eventually confirm that genetically similar strains have been around for almost a year longer. If anyone's curious about the details, comment below and I'll leave info on how to get in touch.