There is now as of noon April 6th, 2020 just 20 cases under 13k cases in P.a., 642 cases of them in my county (Allegheny), with deaths in my statte at 154 now, and probably in the US now nearing possibly 375k cases, at least probably near 365k cases, and it is getting ever so closer to 10k deaths nationwide, while the world has surpassed 1.3 million, and may at the rate it is spreading reach a million and a half cases probably in the next 24 to 36 hours.
I had to go to the store and buy some snacks. When I got to the store there were masks on everyone's faces, and I wore one as well, as I have been coughing a little bit, and considering I go to the store daily there may be a small chance it could be coronavirus. But there are so many strict rules required to reach the criteria to get tested, and I have no idea if I have met that criteria. Regardless, if I start showing flu like symptoms, then I will stay home and you may get as much as 3 to 4 updates everyday.
I got a roll of pennies in change to go through (see my book about coins) and I found 0 wheat pennies (1909 to 1958 pennies). Because of the quarantine, this was the first time I had looked through a roll of coins in over a month. I also watched some YouTube, and I found that there are so many Coronavirus memes out there. I even after typing yesterday's update found some here on Wattpad as well. These people should stop turning these into dirty jokes in the form of a meme and take this seriously, as this is a very dangerous pandemic that is going to change history. It is already the worst epidemic by total cases ever recorded, but the flu and some other things like possibly Ebola and Cholera have killed more, but the influenza is the deadliest out of the four illnesses mentioned. New York is my country's epicenter, with over 100k cases (probably roughly 1/3 of all of the cases in the U.S.), with much of them in NYC, which isn't surprising as more than a million of the American people in the U.S. reside in NYC alone (1/3?? or so of the U.S. population).
Being quarantined really sucks, and I don't like being at home 24/7. It drives me crazy when I am home for so long and with nowhere to go, so I go to the store or for a careful walk to get some fresh air and so I don't get so crazy that I start going angrily screaming. Some counties, mainly in Eastern P.a., are even on physical lockdown right now, and a stay at home order is in effect for the entirety of April 2020, and at the rate this is spreading some or even the entirety of May 2020 and possibly some of June 2020 as well. And with that and all these people who are in high school like me, but in their last grade of school who are looking forward to their graduations are going to be ruined when the rest of the school year is cancelled. If this lasts through the summer, it will be warmer, so it won't spread as much, but perhaps if an antitoxin (vaccination) isn't discovered by the end of summer could spread fast enough still that parts of next school year could be cancelled as well. I hope that doesn't happen, as I'm looking forward to 10th grade, as during that school year I will turn 16 and be able to get a job, and because this is causing a crisis economically if it still doesn't recover by 2021 my family will need someone other than my dad to have a job as well. My dad works at an essential buisness, and if our governor adds in closure of essential buisnesses (which would only happen in a lockdown), then we are going to be broke and eventually go hungry. If that is to happen then that would change my life forever. Hopefully this clears out fast. Along with this there is tons of flu going around too, so there is two similar symptomatic viruses going around. But so they aren't confused, that's why there is coronavirus tests. That way you can tell if it is the influenza or Coronavirus (types specifically that affect humans are SARS CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus) and MERS CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus) respectively).
We are OK still, and I hope everyone reading this is OK, and that they are following their state's orders (if they are in the US) or their PM's orders (if they are in another country). Be safe, stay inside as much as possible, and wash your hands for 20 seconds people. Please as not to catch this disease and suffer the nastiness of being sick, and perhaps if you have medical conditions, die.
I will probably update you guys twice a day at most now.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting my life.
Non-FictionThe coronavirus as you may know is a global pandemic that started in Wuhan, China and spread to the globe, much of it occuring in February and March 2020. Now there are few countries that are Corona-Free (like Lesotho and Johannesburg in Africa at t...
