COVID-19: Don’t panic, but be alert
“Don’t panic” is not the same as “Don’t think about COVID-19.” There’s a good chance that we will all get it. What happens then?
From what I understand, it’s like a bad flu and cold. If you’re healthy, it will pass. If you’re not healthy, it could develop into pneumonia or something worse.
If you have it, you have to quarantine yourself. Stay at home, limit contact with people. Wear a mask if you have to go near anyone. Two weeks’ isolation. If your case is severe (you can’t breathe), go to the hospital. Remember that you are highly contagious. Remember that in a pandemic, hospitals will be full.
What do we do now? Preventive measures. Wash your hands constantly or use hand sanitizer. Cover your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze. Stop touching your face. We’re supposed to do these even when there’s no pandemic anyway. Avoid crowds. My personal suggestion: Wear gloves.
And prepare for the worst. Lay in a two-week supply of food, your usual meds, plus cold and flu medications. Plus your cats’ and dogs’ supplies. Even if you don’t get infected, it’s not an added expense, you’re just buying them earlier.
Relax. Don’t get stressed, that’s a surefire way to get infected. Rail at the ineptitude of institutions if you want, but take your own measures.
Think of this as one of the earth’s self-correcting mechanisms (fewer flights and factories, fewer emissions, etc). Good luck to us all.
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