Could your December cough actually have been COVID-19?

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I copied a link from USA Today with an article on speculation that some people who had a cough in December 2019 actually may have had COVID-19. I found this kind of interesting. I know both I and my husband had bad coughs, a temperature, and sore throats. We figured we had colds, bought some cold medicine, and waited it out. It took 2-3 weeks to go away, and the cough was pretty bad. I’m skeptical though too, because I really don’t think there were any COVID-19 cases in the United States until January. So I don’t know. The article is pretty interesting though.  

What do you all think of this?  

There are speculations out there that China had the outbreak starting in early August, so it wouldn't surprise me one bit. It's all kept under lock and key.

I had all the symptoms in early February, worst cough ever, in bed for 3 - 4 days, taste and smell gone, sore throat, headaches, felt like I had been ran over by a bulldozer. The only thing I didn't check for was a fever but I am sure I had one.

Toughed it out but I still have a bit of a cough after all of this time. COPD not helping.

I do have friends and family that have had it, or so they think, before December.

They are clearly not telling us everything about this virus. And I still wouldn't trust them if they did. Not. One. Bit.

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