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Statement from the WHO director general on COVID (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---10-december-2024

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There was this day where i got really nauseous, got a little collapse on the toilet and then some coughing for a week. My sis, that lives somewhere else, got the same. I heard that's the new (mutated) Covid.

So the old variant is still around?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yup, definitely. Just had it a couple of weeks ago - knocked out for three days, recovery slowly over a week or so.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is honestly so terrifying. If I got COVID that bad, I definitely wouldn't be able to pay rent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

https://feddit.org/comment/3604115

Might not be able to breath either according to this comment. We were lucky that covids survival percentage was so high.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I am pretty fortunate to live in a country with a functioning health care system. Couldn't imagine having to weigh my health against not losing income, as if dealing with the illness itself wasn't bad enough already

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure i either had covid or pneumonia for like a week. I was super sick.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Https://outbreak.info/situation-reports

This site is a wealth of information regarding COVID. Current variants of interest are JN.1 (and subvariants) and BA.2.86 (and subvariants, of which JN.1 is one). Play around with this site, and the partner site GISAID.