Why fighting the coronavirus depends on you

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If we can slow the virus down, it could save hundreds of thousands of lives.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially classified Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, as a pandemic. That means the disease no longer constitutes just an outbreak or even an epidemic; the coronavirus has now spread around the world, and will continue to reach into other countries and communities.

That’s in part because of how contagious the virus is. When you’re infected with the flu, it takes about two days before you start to show symptoms. But coronavirus symptoms take an average of five to six days to appear, so it’s easy to spread well before you notice that you’re feeling sick. Many people are spreading it while going about their daily lives as usual.

The risk is that once coronavirus starts to spread in a community, about 20% of cases are severe and may require hospitalization. As those cases multiply, hospitals can fill up quickly. And people with severe cases of COVID-19 who can’t receive proper medical attention are at a much higher risk of dying.

Ideally, we would be able to stop the virus from spreading entirely. We can’t do that right now. What we can do is slow it down, so that the severe cases get spread out over a longer period of time, and hospitals are less likely to be overwhelmed on any given day. And that’s where each one of us comes in. The best way to slow down the spread is for everyone — healthy, sick, young, old — to limit social contact as much as possible, immediately. This is called social distancing, and it only works if enough of us do it. But if we do, it could mean the difference between the life and death of someone you know.

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Vox

This is the sort of stuff that should be broadcasted on tv right now, instead of morning talk show hosts telling people to “stock up” and hoard items that we all need to prevent the spread.

maxranger

To the people who bought 20 bottles of soap leaving none of the shelves for others, you do realize, that to stop getting Coronavirus, you need other people washing their hands too, right?

TheRealGuywithoutaMustache

“To slow the virus down, you need to act as if you already have it.” That might be the single most informative statement I’ve heard that sums up exactly what’s going on here. Thank you, Vox!

EvilChicken

For me "social distancing" isn't a measure, it's a lifestyle.

calvintong

Don't leave your home unless necessary and don't have guests. This is the key point to slow down the pandemic.

sporksto

The most important part of this video.
"To slow the virus down, you need to act as if you already have it."

clem

We all have to come together

*By being apart from each other*

Subscriberswithoutvideos-mpbk

My grandmother just passed away and my mom is heartbroken because she can't even attend the funeral since she has the flu.

DarlyFofa

The crux of video and the most important line -
To slow the virus down, you need to act as if you already have it.

adityasingh

This is the first and only fight you can win by just staying on your couch.

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MihadAlzayat

Let's take some time here to appreciate the graphics designer and the editor.

omega

That's how media of all countries should aware the people. Not like repeating same thing again and again and create PANIC.

IM-epbe

The fact that I could cause someone's death... Scares me
...

angelinaj.

"If people are sufficiently worried, then there's a lot less to worry about. If no one is worried, that's when you should worry." -3Blue1Brown

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