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