Opinion: Cough and pneumonia in the time of coronavirus

Standing in line outside a grocery store in Seattle, almost at the front, the requisite six feet away from the person in front of me, I am beginning to panic a bit. From behind my mask, I try to hold back a cough. Pollen is thick in the air and I am convinced I can actually see the tiny dodge balls of pollen coming toward me.

My post-nasal drip and itchy sinuses are conspiring against me. The more I try not to cough, the more I feel my throat constricting and my lungs expanding as I anticipate the inevitable and hope one cough will suffice, the paroxysms will not overtake me, and I will not be forced out of line after having already waited for 20 minutes.

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