Katie, my best friend from home, has coronavirus. I never thought that someone so close to me would end up getting the virus. Even though she is young and healthy, her family is scared that they are going to get it. She went to the doctor today and they would not even test her because she is young and they don’t have many tests. Without testing her they diagnosed her with the virus due to her having all of the symptoms. Her illness developed in pneumonia and she is having trouble breathing. She said that when she coughs it feels like she might throw up. As she has told me the severity of the illness, I understand why we must take these measures.
Hearing her experience has made me question how the rest of this virus will play out. China and South Korea stopped the virus relatively quickly, testing many individuals. In addition the country’s blocked off areas of travel, containing the virus as best as they could. Even though Trump claims that everyone here can get tested, that statement proves to be false. Since our country has now surpassed the number of cases in China, I question if we will take any more big steps to stop the spread. Since our president wants this to end quickly, I am concerned that we will continue down this negative path if the country does not follow China and South Korea’s intense measures.
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Emily, I am very sorry to hear about your friend, and I pray and wish her the best to her and her family. This is a massive problem in our society today regarding a limited amount of test kits to go around to each individual. I hope there will be further research and production of test kits, especially more of those that can get a diagnosis the day of. I believe we reduce the spread further by social distancing and quaratining ourselves for at least two weeks, because there is so much the government and officials can do while resources and hospital spaces are scarcely limited. It’s up to all U.S. citizens to respect and take matters in to their own hands to help prevent this even further. Again, very sorry to hear about your friend.