I believe it did. Right after New Year my son got very ill. He is never sick, never ever sick. He went to the doctor who had no idea what he had. They thought it was the flu. She gave him flu medication...that did not work. Then he went to different pharmacies to see if they had a different flu medicine. Sometime pharmacist have better ideas about drugs then doctors. Nothing worked. He had all the symptoms of Covid. His good health saved his butt along with the fact the place he worked with lied to him and said he had no vacation time. Well the PR person found he had almost 3 weeks to use up or lose. The day he started his vacation he got sick. He slept and slept.....was in bed most of the time....never ever goes to bed. He only got up to eat to keep some food in him. Finally 3 weeks later he was able to go back to work. Still with a minor cough. Then when Covid came out....he, his dad and I were listening and we all said almost at the same time....Covid.
Now with that...neither my husband or I got it. Of course my son who lives with us has his own bathroom, bedroom and study.....so he was away from us. He is the best son ever....he did not want to get near me because I have a rare autoimmune issue....only know of 2 medications I can take and am allergic to everything. So he stayed clear of me.
He talked to a different doctor about this a month ago and this doctor thinks my son had Covid too.
Son said at the time he had it a number of people at the place he USED to work were calling in sick. Until he quit 3 months later, people were calling in sick. Some quit because the place was not believing them.
Sometimes the company would make them come in only to send them home again.
This is a terrible virus....is has been here before we knew about it.
The public may not have known about when they did except for we now have internet, technology, get the news quicker, ask more questions....I believe all governments would have hid this virus longer if they could have. Media can be a pain but this time they were a saving Grace in one way. JMOO