From 64aff089b96256d0aaa2f6ecabd517be368a844d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Barber Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 13:03:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add COVID-19 post --- .../index.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2020-07-09-covid-19-is-still-a-thing/index.md diff --git a/content/blog/2020-07-09-covid-19-is-still-a-thing/index.md b/content/blog/2020-07-09-covid-19-is-still-a-thing/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..afd048ff --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2020-07-09-covid-19-is-still-a-thing/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +title: Coronavirus is still a thing +layout: post +categories: +- health +- covid-19 +- coronavirus +- news +date: '2020-07-09' +--- + +COVID-19 is raging out of control (especially in the US, but don't think you're +better off in Britain; they are third on the list), but you wouldn't know it by +listening to the government. New York City is in "phase 3" of re-opening, which +included limited re-opening of restaurants (although this has since been +reversed). The reality is that COVID-19 does not give a shit about government +guidelines and will carry on spreading regardless. + +As of the end of June there have been over 500,000 confirmed deaths from this +disease, and based on the evidence, even if it doesn't kill you it can take +[months to +recover](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/health/coronavirus-recovery-survivors.html) +and even [leave permanent +damage](https://www.healthline.com/health-news/lifelong-lung-damage-the-serious-covid-19-complication-that-can-hit-people-in-their-20s). +We're still trying to understand the effects COVID-19 has on the body and +research is starting to tell us some horrifying facts. If you think this is +"just like the flu" think again. Some of the more onerous complications that +appear to be caused by COVID-19 are [abnormal blood +clotting](https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/autopsies-covid-19-patients-reveal-clotting-concerns) +and [serious and potentially fatal neurological +disorders](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/08/warning-of-serious-brain-disorders-in-people-with-mild-covid-symptoms). +Health workers are [struggling to +cope](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/pandemic-experts-are-not-okay/613879/). + +All this is to say; you *do not* want to get this disease. So I'm urging you all +to take the necessary precautions. Wash your hands on a regular basis, for at +least 20 seconds. Wear a mask when you need to run an errand (such as shopping +for groceries). If you must socialise, meet people outside (the risks are *much* +lower) and practice social distancing. And for the love of `$deity` *stay out of +the pubs!*