Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Over the past couple of months, the Coronavirus (COVID-19), has rippled through our world and made its way to every inhabited continent on Earth. Businesses specializing in finance and travel are t aking big hits. The entire country of Italy has been shut down. Every restaurant is closing, as well as movie theaters. Grocery stores have empty shelves. Every major sports league worldwide has shut down its operations, including the NBA, MLB, NHL, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and English Premier League. The NBA shut down its operations after Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell contracted the disease. The NCAA canceled all spring sports, as well as its annual men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The global financial markets are tumbling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plummeted 10,000 points in the past month.
To date, there are over 170,000 cases worldwide of COVID-19, including about 8,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus has even begun to spread around our very own Westchester County, a crisis that has prompted martial law in the city of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the outbreak in Westchester. Earlier this week, New York governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the closing of all Westchester public schools for two weeks. 
Of course, nobody wants to get sick so it’s really important that everyone does their part to “flatten the curve.”  If people have any signs of being sick or have been exposed to someone with the virus, it’s critical that they get tested and self-quarantine. Symptoms of the coronavirus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you exhibit any of these symptoms, the CDC recommends that you quarantine yourself for up to 14 days, to prevent the potential spread of the virus in case you have contracted it.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a medical correspondent for CNN, believes that as we approach summer the pandemic will die down a little, around June or July. Like the traditional flu, this virus is worse in cooler t emperatures. However, it spreads much quicker, which is why the world is practically stopped right now.
The CDC and WHO recommend frequent hand washing, as well as to avoid public gatherings for the next few months until this pandemic dies down. Of course, these next few months won’t be easy, and there’s a lot of uncertainty, but we’re all in this together. Just wash your hands, distance yourself 6 ft from people. Avoid large gatherings and stock up on purell. Everything is going to be just fine eventually.

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