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Life after COVID-19

It’s obvious, with even a little reflection, that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly teach us many lessons. Many of us will have realized the importance of self-discipline, inspired by the numerous messages and tips on reconnecting with people, acquiring new skills, exercising, etc.

For many, the experience will bring out the best in human behavior and thought. Most importantly, it will bring out a deep sense of gratitude for being alive and healthy. The immense realization that we can actually get by with so little and that pretentiousness adds no meaning to a life, could be the biggest lesson of all.

The news is ripe with information surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. We saw the number of confirmed cases is skyrocket in Harris County.

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Let’s have no doubt about it, this will come to an end. We will have a vaccine and new, approved treatments based on millions of patients’ data. We will have new public health protocols too for how to prevent another calamity of this scale. These are for sure. That’s the good news we’re all looking forward to: when this will be finally behind us.

What will surely change

We’ve seen overwhelmed hospitals forcing patients to sleep on the floor; mounting fear of being in proximity to others; but also the importance of maintaining a robust healthcare system. As a consequence of our collective and individual experiences throughout the pandemic, things will change in the healthcare industry, as well as in our daily lives.

An unprecedented toll on healthcare workers

During this tragedy, it’s not only the economy or the population that are being affected but also the healthcare professionals on the front-lines. They are enduring extraordinary work conditions and making sacrifices in order to help the infected. Many are working overtime and witness patient after patient become infected with the disease.

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“Although those feelings of hopelessness were overwhelming to deal with at first,” said Dustin Ayres, a nurse from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Center in Houston, “all it took was for one patient to defeat COVID-19 to know that my life-saving efforts were worth the sacrifice.”

“The number one thing I will never forget is that patient saying thank you. Seeing him at his absolute sickest and then a week and a half later, him saying thank you. I will never ever forget that. The first week that I was there, it was very go-go-go. An exhausting 12 hour day. But the soon after, you could tell that curve was starting to flatten a little bit. The admissions were not coming as fast. Patients were actually starting to come off the ventilator,” Ayres said.

“Stay Home Work Safe” expires

With phase 1 of Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to restart the state’s economy taking effect tomorrow, many restaurants and retailers will be begin reopening their doors. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston’s COVID-19 Recovery Czar Marvin Odum announced measures they’re taking in order to safely and responsibly reopen the city. All city-permitted and sponsored events will continue to be cancelled or rescheduled through May. City employees will continue to work from home, and the Houston Public Library will remain closed during that time as well.

“I do not want people to think they can immediately stop social distancing,” Turner said. Houston’s numbers are relatively low, but the virus is still here. “You could say that the virus is like a fire,” Turner said. The city’s attempts to flatten the curve appear to be working, but “like a fire, you can extinguish the flames, but often it continues to smolder.” 

After the state begins to reopen, Turner said it’s more important than ever to wear face masks. The city has already 120,000 face coverings since this past weekend, and the mayor predicts they will distribute another 50,000–70,000 masks by Monday. “Individual behavior is the key to reopening,” said Marvin Odum, the city’s COVID-19 Recovery Czar. People should continue to practice good hygiene and safety measures. 

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“The virus has spread like fire. The curve is flattening—that is clear, but we are still reporting these new cases,” he said during his daily briefing this afternoon. “Like a fire, you can extinguish the flames, but often it continues to smolder. The reality is, if you start coming back together, not engaging in social distancing, not wearing face coverings, then it’s almost like adding fuel to the fire. You may think it’s out, but quite frankly, it’s not. It will come back … with a vengeance and be reignited, so please, as we start, on May 1, for those businesses opening up in stages, be very careful.”

“As we move forward, people will be assuming a little bit more risk as people come together, but we’re going to do everything we can within our power to keep everyone safe and make this reopening work,” Turner said. “It’s going to require all of us to be responsible and do their part, as well.”

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