1 minute read
I think I may have COVID-19 – now what?
Writer: Hedda Mittner.
The public has been inundated with information on how to protect themselves during this global pandemic to prevent becoming infected by the Coronavirus, and spreading it to others. Understandably, this has created stress and anxiety, but it is important to remember that, if you adhere to the health safety protocols, the chances of contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, are relatively small.
Advertisement
While it’s easy to become fixated on the devastating scenes being played out in the ICUs of hospitals in Europe, the UK and US, we should also remind ourselves that the overwhelming majority of people who are infected with Coronavirus experience an asymptomatic or mild disease which can be treated at home.
Click below to read more. (The full article can be found on page 3)