A Generation of Health Damage

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The coronavirus has been spreading worldwide for over seven months now, and more than 18 million people are known to have been infected by it. Over that time, we’ve come to understand that, in most people, the virus causes mild symptoms or none at all -- at least at the time they have the virus. But even asymptomatic patients may suffer lingering effects. Jason Gale reports that it may contribute to the pandemic’s significant, long-term social and economic costs.

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0:41.5	Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 149 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.
0:51.2	Today's main story, patients who suffer mild cases of COVID-19 or have the virus without showing symptoms may think they got off easy. But we're learning now that even those
0:57.4	people can suffer serious, long-lasting consequences from the virus. But first, here's what
1:05.8	happened in virus news today.
1:16.2	The U.S. is watching New York closely,
1:19.9	as it's the last large school district in the country to say it will send students back to school this fall.
1:25.3	Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed that, based on infection rights around the state,
1:31.8	every school district can reopen in September. Governor Cuomo said every region in the state
1:38.9	falls below the 3% infection rate threshold that had been established.
1:50.9	He also said school openings would be revisited if infection rates spiked.
1:57.0	Thailand will allow schools to fully reopen starting next Thursday.
2:04.3	The Southeast Asian nation has not had a locally transmitted case for more than two months.
2:12.0	All schools will be allowed to function without any capacity limits or social distancing rules,
2:14.4	according to the education minister.
2:20.7	Finally, in India, the country's all-female army of contact tracers is going on strike. Months of harassment, low pay, and lack of protection from
2:28.6	infection has pushed them to the breaking point. About 600,000 of the country's 1 million accredited social health activists will strike today and tomorrow.
2:42.5	They want better and on-time pay, as well as a legal status that ensures minimum wages.
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