March 15, 2020

Four Things You Should Know About The Coronavirus Outbreak

Four Things You Should Know About The Coronavirus Outbreak

Keep Up With Recent Information

This is listed first because its possibly the most important thing to keep in mind. Information related to the coronavirus pandemic is constantly changing.  You must keep in mind that what was true or accurate last week, yesterday, or even just a few hours ago, may no longer be accurate.  It is a very fluid situation and you should try to keep up to date with recent information that is local to your area.  A few good resources are listed below for the US.  In addition you should try to find whichever organization is putting out information that is localized to your immediate area.

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

WHO YouTube Channel

World Health Organization (WHO)
The official public health information Youtube channel of the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Mission: Providing leadership on global health matters - Sh...

CDC YouTube Channel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Welcome to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For over 60 years, CDC has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life throu...

NIH & Director Fauci

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/director-in-the-news

Follow The CDC Precautions To Protect Yourself

Source - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

  • Social Distancing (Minimum 6 feet).
  • Stay away from large groups of people.
  • Wash or sanitize your hands often.
  • Disinfect commonly touched areas often.
  • Don't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
  • Stay home and away from others if you are sick.
  • Wear a mask if you are sick and need to be near other people.
  • Cover your mouth and nose if you cough or sneeze.

Politicians In The US Are Working To Help Make Sure You Can Stay Home If You Get Sick Without Losing Pay

Vice President Pence mentioned they were working on a bill to help make sure people could stay home if they get sick and not need to worry about losing some of their paycheck.  It sounds like they will do it through a tax credit for the business so you would still get paid like normal through your employer.  We will put out a more depth article early this week when the bill officially gets passed.  

Stay Calm

Over 98% of the people who get sick from COVID-19 will recover and be fine.  The people who are at the highest risk are elderly patients who have an underlying health condition.  According to a WHO study over 80% of patients experienced a mild illness, 14% severe, and 5% were critically ill.  If you need some help, you can find some coronavirus jokes and memes here.