THE VIRUS IS HERE Let’s work together to prevent it Adrian Guzman
So with everything going on in the world, it seems to be the end of the world for most. There is a killer disease that is wiping hundreds to thousands of people across the whole world. There seems to be no cure yet for COVID-19 aka Coronavirus, but we are told to take precautions and certain measures to slow down the spread of the disease to try to stop it. It has caused so much hardship for people around the world who cannot fend for themselves or their loved ones. We have been given the order to basically isolate ourselves to our homes or to groups no bigger than ten people. We have been told this will help slow down the increasing toll of the infection spreading to people around us. By social distancing, it will help keep everyone healthy to an extent but also keep the numbers from increasing. You should only leave the house if it is necessary or you have to work. Protecting ourselves first is also protecting other people’s lives. You should as an individual remember to be aware of what you are touching and to keep yourself out of big groups and try to stay home. If not, what I have been doing when I leave the house and I am gone for more than 20 to 30 minutes is to shower as soon as I get home. I may not be rubbing skin to skin with people but going to grocery stores or even visiting people, I can still bring home germs. Being aware of what I am doing and who I am with will help protect not just myself but my family as well. The COVID-19 is causing such an uproar in society that grocery stores have to put a
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