COVID-19 story

We get daily COVID-19 numbers, but at this point, that is not the important story.  There is an unpredictable chance that the long-term effects of COVID-19, even on people who suffered a mild infection, can be far worse than was originally thought.

Psychosis, insomnia, kidney disease, spinal infections, strokes, chronic tiredness, and mobility issues are being identified in former coronavirus patients.

Doctors warn that some victims may never recover from the illness, and that all age groups are vulnerable.  One cannot predict one's genetic susceptibility or other weaknesses.

The virus is a systemic infection that affects all the organs of the body, not as was previously thought, just a respiratory disease.

Some people may find that their ability to properly work, to concentrate, and even to take part in physical activities will be severely impaired.

Physicians warn that people who do not consider themselves in a vulnerable group and aren't concerned about contracting the disease, could be putting themselves in danger of life-changing illnesses if they ignore the rules to keep safe.

They stress that the need for social distancing, hand washing, and masks is as important now as it ever was.

Since the virus is a systemic infection, some of our apparatus organs have the biggest manifestation, such as lungs as we know, but also brain and skin.  Sometimes we have vasculitis, so it's not just high respiratory or low respiratory infection, it's not finished in our bodies with that.

Doctors believe that even the youngest and mildest infected are at risk of their lives being changed forever, and it could take years to become apparent.  Whole workforces could become less productive as a consequence. 

My opinion is sourced from the medical files and reports from Italy, where they had a huge national problem, and are now coping with the aftermath.  The main point I am making, is the great variability and unpredictability for any person who gets sick.  It is not fearmongering.

The advice is simple: Don't get infected.