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Volume 85, Issue 25 Web Edition
SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
March 25, 2020
Social distancing
Everything you need to know about it
By Lande Simpson
staff Writer
The world has come to an agreement that the
pandemic of COVID-19 is quite frightening
and is very real. Most colleges, universities
and schools are closing either permanently or
temporarily for the remainder of the semester
so they don’t risk or increase the spread of the
virus.
Many health officials are advising social
distancing. Yes, it sounds pretty self explanatory
but what does it actually mean?
Social distancing means staying home if
you feel under the weather, not shaking hands,
avoiding crowds and staying six feet away from
other people. It means staying away from people
in public as best as you possibly can.
Many people are opting to stay home and are
self-quarantining as best they can. This means
they are hunkering down at their house and
are not having any physical interactions with
the outside world or anyone that is not directly
with them in their living spaces. This is hard for
many individuals because no one knows how
long this is going to last and there are so many
unanswered questions.
But, many people are having fun with it
online. Musicians are having mini-concerts on
their social media or teaching fans how to play
their songs on social media as well. Many yoga
studios are also opting to teach their daily classes
either on Zoom or Instagram live for free to keep
their regulars (or newbies) in shape and occupied
during this hard time.
As humans, we owe it to each other to look
out for others and be selfless. Think about the
elderly and others in society with auto-immune
disorders that are at a much higher risk of
contracting the virus. If you stay home and
social-distance/self-quarantine, you help flatten
the curve and help slow the spread of Covid-19.
You are one less person to get the virus and
spread it to others in your community. Please
stay home.
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Image by Nick McGregor
16 temporary
coronavirus
hospitals closed
in Wuhan
ByAia Andonovska
Arts & Life Editor
These days it is hard to find anything
positive in the news, especially in regards to
the coronavims. It is of the utmost importance
that the good news continue to be shared
and made known to the public so there is not
constant negativity floating around. Constant
negativity leads to feelings of despair, but
good news can lead to more hopeful attitudes.
In Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated,
16 temporary hospitals sprung up in an effort
to contain and control the illness from
spreading like wildfire. In a wonderful turn
of events, the last two of these emergency
hospitals have been closed down, due to the
lack of need. It is said that the patients are
now in the single digits.
A hospital in the capital of the Hubei
province, that was constructed from a
stadium, saw its final 49 recovered patients
out and they were met with cheers and
clapping. This hospital was erected quickly
to house 784 and opened on February 5. By
the time this hospital closed, it had seen a
total of 1,124 patients. 833 of these patients
were discharged, with 291 being transferred
to other hospitals.
Another hospital in Wuhan, in the Jiangxia
district, shut its doors as well, after 26 days of
operation. It received a total of 564 patients,
392 of which were discharged. In total,
Wuhan treated 13 thousand patients in the
16 hospitals that were erected. Despite these
closures, Wuhan still remains on lockdown,
as they have for 50 days. It is, however, a ray
of hope that maybe this epidemic needs, and
may be a sign that it will be slowing down
soon, since there are less patients to treat.
We want to hear how you are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Because most of us are no longer on the Brevard College campus. The
Clarion has created an online feedback form that we hope will enable us to
stay in touch despite our physical distance.
Use this form to ask questions, contribute brief “status updates” or
photos, or submit something else for possible publication in The Clarion:
httD://bit.lv/clarion-feedback-2020