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Jul 08, 2021 09:56 PM EDT
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ABINGDON, VA - June 16: Critical Care Nurse Emily Boucher, who works on the intensive care unit at Johnston Memorial Hospital takes care of covid patient Hannah Church, 25, who was first diagnosed with the coronavirus May 30, June 16, 2021 in Abingdon, VA.
The COVID-19 virus quickly spread in early 2020, infecting many people across different countries and forcing governments to impose lockdown restrictions while warning residents what symptoms to look out for, with little knowledge at the time of asymptomatic cases.
Public health experts warned people of the basic symptoms, which include high temperature and continuous coughing, with some cases reporting a loss of taste or smell, fatigue, and sore throat.