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Surviving COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada … it isn’t easy but dutiful
“We must share info, learn from each other and appreciate that we are all in this together.” Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer for British Columbia.
So, the world is helplessly afflicted and suffering another once-in-a-century pandemic infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus called COVID-19. Its spiked image has infiltrated our psyche.
We all know how it spreads
The COVID-19 virus knows no pity, no language, no border, takes no sides, with only one purpose to cause respiratory infection in the lungs by coughing, exhaling, breathing in or touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose and mouth. Most people experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment; but others die, of all ages, sometimes quickly, sometimes following intubation for weeks if unable to breathe on their own. This means that a tube is forced into their windpipe and connected to a ventilator to pump extra air in and out of their lungs.
