In the space of just a few weeks, so much about our lives has changed. The formerly slow drumbeat of Covid-19 infections in Australia, like the US and UK, has become a quickening pulse, with scores of new diagnoses every day. Borders are closing, offices, schools and trains are emptying, and public life is gradually being shuttered. Those of us with the option are reorienting our lives indoors and away from others, with increasing urgency.
The World Health Organization said that while health officials are still learning how COVID-19 affects people, the virus seems to affect older adults and people with underlying medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes and lung disease. WHO says early reports suggest illness severity is associated with those older than 60. However, it has been proved that said people in their 20s, 30s and 40s could be in more danger than previously thought, and questioned whether the higher hospitalization rates for younger people in Europe was the result of that demographic making up a significant share of the population.
Hence, why are not millennials taking Coronavirus seriously?
In US, president Donald Trump reinforced her warning during the press conference. "We don't want them gathering, and I see they do gather, including on beaches and in restaurants, young people. They don't realize, and they're feeling invincible," he said.
The president's comments came as some have ignored health officials calls for people to avoid crowds and stay at home. Some young people are capitalizing on cheap airline tickets to travel, despite a CDC warning that "crowded travel settings, like airports, may increase chances of getting COVID-19. Police vehicles had to be deployed to clear partiers from New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street. And Florida beaches were packed with spring breakers this week.
"If I get corona, I get corona," one spring breaker in Miami told Reuters. "At the end of the day, I'm not going to let it stop me from partying...We've been waiting for Miami spring break for a while."
In Europe, however, people have become more aware of the dangers after numerous deaths of people younger than 65. "Ten percent of the people who are in ICUs in Italy are in their 20s, 30s or 40s, these are young, healthy people with no co-morbidities, no other diseases,", proving the fact that younger people are also in great danger. Hence, they have embraced social isolation, not only for themselves, but especially for their family.
Bruce Alyward, one of the World Health Organization's top officials in charge of fighting the coronavirus pandemic , cautions that even if the virus causes only mild symptoms in a majority of people who become infected, the long-term health implications may be serious. According to one recent study by the Hong Kong's Hospital Authority on released patients, some of those who recover from the virus are left with 20 to 30% reduced lung function and suffer from shortness of breathfrom just walking quickly.
Henceforth, no matter how old you are, you have to understand the dangers of this pandemic and contribute to abolishing this virus from our society. How can you do this?
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