Meet Kaili, a Shanghai resident whose life took an unexpected turn when she tested positive for COVID-19. For nearly two weeks, she’s been navigating quarantine life in one of the city’s temporary hospitals—a reality many are curious about but few truly understand. Here’s her story. 🎤
From Zero to Quarantine
Kaili, like millions in Shanghai, had been cautious—masking up, sanitizing, avoiding crowds. But Omicron had other plans. 💔 'I felt a slight fever one evening,' she recalls. 'By morning, my test came back positive.' Within hours, she was whisked to a temporary medical facility, a sprawling space with hundreds of beds, medical staff in PPE, and one shared mission: recovery.
Life Behind the Blue Walls
Her days now follow a rhythm: wake-up calls for meals (think congee and veggies 🍲), mandatory health checks, and 'walking laps around the ward for exercise.' But it’s not all sterile routines. Patients bond over phone games, swap snacks, and even organize TikTok dance challenges. 'We’re all in this together,' Kaili laughs. 'Literally.'
The Humans Behind the Masks
What surprised her most? The kindness of overworked medical staff. 'They’re exhausted, but still check on us like family,' she says. For Kaili, the experience became a lesson in resilience—and a reminder that even in isolation, no one is truly alone. ❤️
