What having COVID-19 is like: Two people talk diagnosis and recovery
What having COVID-19 is like: Two people talk diagnosis and recovery
Two Ontarians explain how they caught COVID-19, how they handled symptoms and the lingering effects – physical and mental By Julia Mastroianni
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Even if you haven’t had COVID-19, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to say you don’t know someone in your extended network who has received a diagnosis.
As COVID-19 cases continue climbing in Toronto and province-wide, the Ontario government is pondering strict new measures to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.
“At this point we’re past shame or blame,” Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Eileen de Villa said during a press briefing on Monday. “We have some hard truths to face. Our data shows us that, as we discussed at the last briefing, COVID-19 is now spreading at levels so serious that it’s hard to describe.”