MCCC President Dr. Jinaping Wang, at a March 4 campus open forum, stated, “Coronavirus is a pandemic that is going to happen, not whether it’s going to happen. It is when it’s going to happen. So the college community will be better served, protected and informed if we get together and talk about it rather then be in panic.”
Basic maintenance skills will help slow down the spread of the coronavirus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus (COVID-19) is spread by “Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet), through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.”
So don’t be stupid, remember what we learned in Kindergarten.
Say your ABCs as you wash your hands in warm water. That’s the right amount of time.
Water is not your enemy and neither is sleep.
The National Sleep Foundation states, “Without sufficient sleep, your body makes fewer cytokines, a type of protein that targets infection and inflammation, effectively creating an immune response.”
Take that extra cat nap, your body will help you by making sure your immune system is up to date.
That absence you have been saving in your HIS 101 class can come in handy now if you are having flu-like symptoms.
Even Dr. Wang said, “ If you can, stay home” if you are having symptoms.
After you do the basics, enjoy a Corona beer because it has no correlation to the virus. Unless you are under 21, then you can just have the lime.
Also, don’t listen to your crazy aunt on Facebook, a vaccine is already in progress.
BBC News stated, “Researchers have developed vaccines and are starting to test them on animals… Realistically it is going to be mid-way through next year at best.”
Okay, a year and a half isn’t great, but we can get through ‘til then without panicking and just being sensible.
