Real-Life Accounts By People Who Have Suffered Due To COVID-19, Are Warnings We Should Heed
The novel pandemic COVID-19 has brought unprecedented despair to the world and people are struggling to stay safe. However, with several countries calling for a lock down, there is still hope of containing the infection. However, the death toll is still in thousands and there are still some accounts of people not taking the threat seriously.
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So, since a lot of us believe real-life accounts more than news reports, here are some that will help you understand the magnitude of the situation. Please take these words very seriously and follow every protocol that has been advised by health officials and your government.
Chilling words from the head of ER at Pompidou Hospital:
¡ª Rym Momtaz ??? ????? (@RymMomtaz) March 21, 2020
"In the paris area 20% increase of hospitalisations over 24h, 35% more patients on respirators, they walk in speaking, 2h later they're asphyxiated. Plz stop going out, this thing is of a gravity that you cannot imagine" https://t.co/cHVk3JSt6K
Losing a family member is a pain most of us know but if we can prevent it by staying indoors, do it.
My grandad is the 143th person to die of coronavirus in the UK. Learn from this. This virus will only spread if we don¡¯t start to STRICTLY implement the measures encouraged by the NHS. Stay at home. Wash your hands. Don¡¯t be ignorant. Don¡¯t end up in my situation.
¡ª Hen (@hent3369) March 20, 2020
If places of worship which are the first people go to when in crisis can be empty, the least you can do is stay and not put yours and others life at risk.
#CoronaVirus has emptied The Vatican, the capital of Catholicism. It caused restrictions in Jerusalem, and Mecca. Synagogues, Churches and Mosques have banned services. What is God telling us? That He is not in places or buildings, but in people!#FreeLeahSharibu #RenosNuggets
¡ª Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) March 22, 2020
Nobody wants to read about endless obituaries in the newspaper and we need to take proper care in order to make sure that we or someone we know doesn't end up there.
Chilling.
¡ª Antonello Guerrera (@antoguerrera) March 14, 2020
Almost 10 pages of death notices in yesterday¡¯s edition of ¡°L¡¯Eco di Bergamo¡±, local paper of Bergamo, one of the Lombardy towns most hit by #coronavirus #Covid19 in #Italy.
Normally, they are 1 or 1 &1/2 pages. pic.twitter.com/Hn1wYui8Yy
The old deserve to live their life to the fullest and they are the most vulnerable to the virus right now. It is unfortunate that we are losing so many people. May their families find peace.
Chilling. Coronavirus cases surge at nursing homes as workers battle ¡®almost perfect killing machine.¡¯ With at least 55 deaths in elder care facilities, more than a quarter of the nation¡¯s deaths have occurred in nursing homes https://t.co/k9IHFRw0Xw
¡ª Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) March 21, 2020
Nurses and doctors are at the front line with all of this and are watching people die every day; they are putting their lives at risk so they can save others. Please think of them the next time you 'feel like stepping out of the house'.
One nurse I spoke to said the population she's seen in her hospital with COVID19 are NOT majority over 65. There is a real mix. Worried people are coming to the hospital too late, when symptoms are bad
¡ª Erin Banco (@ErinBanco) March 21, 2020
The situation has gotten to the point that the Italian government has called on retired health experts to come and help them during this crisis.
Italian government has made a call on duty to all retired or formers doctors and nurses to help, as they needed 300 units asap in their fight against #coronavirus .
¡ª Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) March 21, 2020
300.
7000 doctors and nurses have volunteered.
My little big Italy.
Countries have varying mortality rates and that just means you never know when it could get worse.
Germany: 0.18% mortality.
¡ª Kiran Kumar S (@KiranKS) March 22, 2020
Italy: 10% mortality.
These are approximate fatal #Coronavirus cases in neighbourhood countries, as informed by a Doctor friend in Europe.
Why such a massive contrast?
People are also dying due to stress and other reasons because the fear is real and is a huge trigger for those with mental health issues like depression and anxiety.
a death in my family (my mother's cousin died), not because of coronavirus but hypertension and depression resulted in cardiac arrest.
¡ª Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) March 22, 2020
Reason: Her sons are in #Italy and she was depressed after listening stories of deaths and lockdown there.
No one should have to bid goodbye to their loved ones from far away. Stay home for those who have already lost someone, stay home for those who could lose someone.
Death due to #Coronavirus "Wrapped in a bag can't bathed, can't bring the body home, and the family can't watch unless it's buried". Do you still think this is not serious? pic.twitter.com/gz6MxowetH
¡ª Tanveer Mirani (@Mirani213) March 22, 2020
This is a reality no one should suffer from. Families will never be the same again and it's time we act responsibly and take this extremely seriously.
My Uncle in Iran passed away from corona virus. He was gentle and kind. He¡¯d been battling cancer for several years. His family had to stand one hundred meters away and watch him be buried by men in hazmat gear. My Aunt is now sick. Please take this virus seriously.
¡ª Ramtin Arablouei (@ramtinarablouei) March 13, 2020
lost my auntie and my cousin's husband on monday to coronavirus. they both lived in iran. not being able to hug or kiss your fellow mourners hurts more than anything. when my uncle died young, we said things can't get any worse. but they did.
¡ª Khali (@fatkhali) March 12, 2020
Take care, people of the world. It's us against the virus.
