Thread by @VABVOX

🚨#ALERT 🚨
There are currently THOUSANDS of Americans with #coronavirus. We know this is how the pandemic has operated everywhere. Many of you will have it with little serious illness. But for those in the high-risk categories, that it not the case. They will get very sick.
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We ALL have to behave as if we're carriers who could infect someone who has a weakened immune system and thus at high risk. @CDCgov says 131M Americans have chronic illness like heart disease, #diabetes or #asthma. This virus is easy to transmit. You MUST follow the guidelines.2/

The rules are not unbearable. Stay in as much as possible. Wash your hands and face. Do not touch your face. Wash/alcohol your phones, keyboards, remotes. Wash your clothes if you've been outside. Do not sit or lie on your bed in your street clothes. Take shoes off indoors.
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Rest. Lack of sleep lowers your immune system. Eat regularly. Drink 8 glasses of water daily to maintain hydration, skin tone and heart rhythm. Breathe deeply. This helps maintain lung health and when we are stressed we breathe more shallowly. STOP SMOKING OR VAPING. Now.
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Maintain human interaction by calling family & friends, interacting on social media or other venues. Be aware of your mental state and be vigilant for extremes of anxiety and/or depression. If you are unused to working from home, make a schedule and stick to it. Routine helps.
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If you get sick as many of us will, monitor your symptoms and contact your doctor if you have a fever or respiratory distress. A fever above 100.4 necessitates intervention as does ANY shortness of breath. We must be proactive. Do your best to take care of yourselves. 💜🌿
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