My roommate recently tested positive for Covid-19, and as I'm writing this I'm experiencing uncomfortable symptoms, I definitely have it as well, but awaiting the results from my own Covid-19 test.

The unfortunate thing is that, after months of playing it safe, we hosted a party for < 10 people at our home just before my roommate started experiencing symptoms. Obviously we feel terrible about this now, and it's hard to say if one of us got Covid before or at the party.

We immediately contacted all of our friends and anyone we came into contact with in the last week, but it struck me that there's no "So now you've got Covid" literature, instruction or recommendations sent from the testing site. All that was sent was a couple of sentences telling us that the test was positive, and there was only a small chance that it was a false positive.

It made me realize that our government truly is handling this terribly, and so much suffering could have been avoided if an adult in the room stood up and created a program to educate people on contacting those that came into contact with you, what to expect, how long to stay in quarantine, etc.

Obviously we googled these answers, but it seems a bit naive that everyone will just find accurate answers via Google, or will even actively seek out education.

Anyway, I don't mean to shift the blame away from our mistake of hosting the party or not requesting that everyone get a Covid-19 test before the party. However, we could learn from governments that actually take this seriously.