Wednesday April 1, 2020
Serving the Rio Hondo Community
Volume 60 Issue 5
Still At War with COVID-19
JAIME APARICIO/EPM Preventing the spread of the Coronavirus should be everyones priority. Simple things such as washing your hands regularly and staying at home could dramatically “lower the curve” and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed with future cases. KELSEY VILLALVAZO Reporter
kelsey.villalvazo4414@my.riohondo.edu
Did you know that corona in Spanish means crown? Coronavirus, the deadly virus that appeared so suddenly, earned its name because of the way it looks under a microscope. “It looks like there Is a crown on top of the virus” according to Dr. Maragakis from John Hopkins. The coronavirus typically are seen in the animal species but they have now jumped to the human population. Covid-19, is a brand new virus that nobody has seen before. Medical experts are not one hundred percent sure if it is transmitted airborne or
droplets. Therefore doctors have been taking more precautions for both. Officials say in Los Angeles alone there have been 44 deaths, and 2,505 cases with people infected. There will be a second wave and they expect to see worse these coming weeks. The coronavirus will worsen, “the surge we are anticipating has not yet come,” Dr.Jahan Fahimi stated. Nationwide 82,000 people will die from the virus over the next Months. California will see about 100 deaths per day. The US Navy ship mercy docked and began receiving patients there due to needing more hospital beds. Although health experts are watching the data, the number could
rapidly change. The New pandemic virus is a natural virus, new studies say. It has unusual features that have only recently been identified in scaly anteaters called pangolins. Biologists and virologists have been doing massive studies that have linked the virus to various species. There have been reports that they have found HIV in coronavirus, scientists have quickly pointed out that, although they share a common ancestor during evolution, HIV is not found in coronavirus. Scientists are still trying to figure out this virus, they do know it’s from the coronavirus family. The coronavirus task force is constantly giving us updates. President Donald
Trump stated “This is a matter of life and death. Nobody knew how contagious the virus was,” says president Trump. Doctors didn’t know at the time for they have never seen anything like this. Many people are infected and have tested positive for having the virus. Medical officials are continuing to study it. Social distancing is one way of battling this new threat. Following the correct mesures is working to minimize and slow the spread of coronavirus cases. They are being proactive and trying to prevent the spike they are anticipating to see. Although the virus will continue to multiply and people will continue
to get infected, the virus will eventually get weaker. Stopping the transmission of the disease is crucial. They have already seen results in New York of social distancing working to slow down the spread of Covid-19. The government believes these next 30 days are crucial in containing the spread of the virus. Staying 6 feet apart from people, staying home, and being protected is important at this time. Nevertheless we are still at war with this virus. This isn’t just your typical flu; but officials and medical experts are doing everything in their power to end this deadly pandemic.