COVID-19 WALK---WHY

Awareness and Discussion:  COVID-Disease is not over, not going anywhere-It is here forever like so many other disease and we must recognize it as such and learn how to prevent and heal. 

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus (2019), (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Pandemic Background

24 January 2020, report indicated human transmission, recommended personal protective equipment for health workers, and advocated testing, given the outbreak's "pandemic potential". On 31 January the first published modelling study warned of inevitable "independent self-sustaining outbreaks in major cities globally" and called for "large-scale public health interventions. On 30 January, 7,818 infections had been confirmed.

By 26 March, the United States was the country with the highest number of confirmed infections, and in October, it was reported that one in ten people around the world may have been infected, or 780 million people, with only 35 million infections had been confirmed.

On 6 March 2022, it was reported that the total worldwide death count had surpassed 6 million people since the start of the pandemic. 

On 21 October the United States surpassed 99 million cases of COVID-19, the most cases of any country.

 

WE can still spread COVID-19 before you have symptoms

Signs and symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure:

  • Fever     Cough     Tiredness     Loss of smell     chills     muscle pain sore throat

Stay Safe

  • Wearing a mask that covers your mouth and nose     Stay Socially Distant     
  • Keep washing your hands     Keep holiday gatherings small     Dine out carefully     
  • Travel safely     Get your flu shot     Differentiate between flu, colds, and COVID-19
  • Seek routine medical care     Be mindful of your mental health     Watch your weight 

    Keep up the good (safety) work