As at the time of writing this post, more than 900,000 people have been infected with this COVID-19 across 180 countries and territories. source What started like a joke then became a reality. It crashed the health sector, finance, and economies around the world. Economic experts are beginning to predict the great depression / financial crisis as a result of this virus, which will take years for countries around the world to recover from.
The main reason for writing this article is to restore lost hope. So many people most especially here in Africa have painted this virus with the wrong impression as a virus that cannot be recovered from without the help of a cure. This has caused serious panic and fear among friends and folks as you can see in one of my chat with a friend of mine below.
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To be realistic, we have heard of good news about so many people recovering from this virus even though it has taken some life. Live statistics gotten from worldometers clearly show a good number of people that have recovered.
[screenshot taking by me]
This then brings us to the question of how do these people recover from COVID-19? Is there a cure out there? To answer these question, there is presently no cure for COVID-19 according to World Health Organization. However, the various symptoms of COVID-19 which is based on the patient's clinical condition can be treated and managed until their body develops antibodies that can help in combating the virus. According to The Guardian news, doctors have decided to infuse blood plasma that contains antibodies that fight against COVID-19 into corona patients as a form of treatment, pending the time a cure is made known.
The procedure relies on the fact that people who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their blood plasma that maintains defense against the infection". source
In addition to the above, scientists all around the world are racing to develop specific antivirus. Moreso, several drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, Arbidol, Favipiraur, and others are currently undergoing clinical studies to test for the efficacy and safety in the treatment of corona patients.
All these goods news are hope that human will always thrive, we we'll always win. There is no reason to kill ourselves with fear right before getting infected with COVID-19. There is hope as long as we are breathing. With the rate at which scientists are working, I believe a cure will be announced soonest. which will restore everything back to normal.
