WHAT THEY ARE NOT TELLING YOU ABOUT CORONA VIRUS COVID-19

"It is not necessary to wear a Mask, and indeed, when you are not infected, DO NOT WEAR A MEDICAL MASK"

(WHO)

Disclaimer!! This article was published when there were limited information about COVID. Some of the information provided herein, including the directives from WHO have since been revised and most of them, have been changed.

Much have been said about Coronavirus Covid-19 and there are some misrepresented ‘facts’ that we will be demystifying in this article.

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Since its outbreak, Coronavirus has since become epidemic by spreading in most part of China. Globalization facilitated its spread to other parts of the world, making it a pandemic disease. All the continents have reported at least 1 case of Covid-19 albeit Antarctica. southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered landmass, and has a population of 1100 and an area size of 14 million km² as per Wikipedia (2020).

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Is Coronavirus a Death Sentence?

Most people have been misled, mostly by irresponsible media, that Covid019 is a death sentence. The facts are, 85% of the people who contract the virus will recover at home, without the need for the specialized treatment. Nevertheless, some may need to be hospitalized in order to recover. A significant number of infections, about 5% or less, will result to mortality, which is unfortunate.

Covid-19 Death (Mortality) Rate Statistics

By March 5, 2020, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that 3.2% of Cvid-19 cases around the world have resulted to deaths.

In China, 2.3% of those confirmed or suspected (based on symptoms and exposure) to have the virus died. The following is the mortality rate demographic as reported by World Health Organization as at 5th March, 2020. Patients above 80 years of age had an alarmingly high fatality rate of 14.8%. Patients ages 70 to 79 years had a fatality rate of 8%. In Italy, where the death toll from the virus stood at 52 as of March 4, the fatalities were all in people over age 60.

REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO LIVE WHENEVER SUICIDAL THOUGHTS COMES YOUR WAY
How Worried should we be?

Illness due to COVID-19 infection is generally mild (not severe), especially for children and young adults. However, it can cause serious illness: about 1 in every 5 people who catch it need hospital care. It is therefore quite normal for people to worry about how the COVID-19 outbreak will affect them and their loved ones. Therefore, there is an absolute need to maintain respiratory hygiene and observe other measures that have been put in place to fight with the infection.

AGE	DEATH RATE confirmed cases	DEATH RATE all cases
80+ years old	21.9%	14.8%
70-79 years old		8.0%
60-69 years old		3.6%
50-59 years old		1.3%
40-49 years old		0.4%
30-39 years old		0.2%
20-29 years old		0.2%
10-19 years old		0.2%
0-9 years old		no fatalities

Source: Worldometer, 2020)

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Was the Coronavirus 2019 strain acquired from bat soup?

Coronaviruses are strains of viruses which affect both human and animals. Corona virus are Zoonotic, meaning, they can be passed from animals to humans. For example, SARS-CoV was associated with civet cats and MERS-CoV is transmitted by dromedary camels. Possible animal sources of COVID-19 have not yet been confirmed

Consecutively, there is overwhelming evidence that Cobid-19 was not from bat soup or wild animal’s products. Rather, scientists have speculated that it was a lab manufactured virus which found its way into the humans due to improper security measures being enhanced to control the virus.

Should You Wear a Mask?

It is not necessary to wear a Mask, and indeed, when you are not infected, DO NOT WEAR A MEDICAL MASK. Only wear a mask if you are ill with COVID-19 symptoms (especially coughing) or looking after someone who may have COVID-19. Disposable face mask can only be used once. If you are not ill or looking after someone who is ill then you are wasting a mask. There is a world-wide shortage of masks, so WHO urges people to use masks wisely (WHO, 2019).

The most effective ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 are too frequently clean your hands, cover your cough with the bend of elbow or tissue and maintain a distance of at least 1 meter (3 feet) from people who are coughing or sneezing. 

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Njuguna Nyenjeri is an Expert in Microbiology and Biotechnology.

He is a University Graduate with Undergraduate's Degree from The University of Embu
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