Talon Issue #104 - CoEds & CoVids"

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 limit on how many items you are allowed per person and per purchase. They are even putting time for the elderly because it seems that people have gotten greedy and forgot there are people who cannot move as fast or even shop for themselves. Proverbs 28:22 says, “The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.” This verse describes the epidemic of what surrounds the world and how things are going especially for those who cannot afford or are able to get everything they need. The greedy people who over buy will more than likely use up everything without realizing or even aware. People should buy what they need and not the whole store or stock of what is there. In conclusion, this epidemic has brought hardship but also heartbreak for college senior athletes who were able to go to nationals to play couldn’t even do that, spring senior athletes could not even start or finish their season, and to the family members who have lost a loved one to the sickness. This disease is a fast and deadly virus that is easy to get and very hard to get rid of. There are so many people who are misinformed about the virus itself that they are either poisoning themselves because of what they read or were told but not using common sense. Not every “treatment” is a “cure” to the sickness. So if anything just do what the news and doctors are telling people and that is to stay home and be safe when leaving. When you are sick, stay home. Cough and sneeze in your sleeve. Use hand sanitizer and wear gloves. Do not rub skin or touch others when outside of your home. Do not go out and party or be in groups of more than ten people. Like the Kansas virtual boards on the highway say, “STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES.”