translated from Spanish: Poignant testimony from a coronavirus patient from the hospital

About 166 countries are struggling to quell the coVID-19 threat. Governments are adamant and call for total isolation, and exits exclusively in cases of extreme need and self-sucity. The goal is to prevent the circulation of the so-called coronavirus. In this context, he transcended the overwhelming message of 39-year-old British girl Jane Langston, who from the stretcher of the Intensive Care Unit at London’s Hillingdon Hospital recorded a video to raise awareness.

“If anyone is thinking of taking risks just look at me. I’m in the intensive care unit. I can’t breathe without this. They had to sew that into my artery. I have a cannula, another cannula and a catheter. I’m actually ten times better than I was before. I’ve lost count of the days. If someone still smokes, leave the cigarettes because I tell them they’ll need their fucking lungs. And please don’t take any chances, because if it gets really bad, it’ll end up here, okay?” you hear her say in the video. In principle, Langston sent it by WhatsApp to his acquaintances to warn them of their situation and the risks from the spread of the virus; however, the recording transcended internationally.

“I made this video to warn that young people are also susceptible. It’s pretty surreal to be in the ICU, the nurses are covered from head to toe but they’re literally working non-stop and have been brilliant,” he says. People have to realize that they need to isolate themselves, it’s the only way. Any restrictions the government has put on now should have been made two weeks ago, I think. My story should be a warning to others, you should take this seriously,” he adds. Langston has not seen her partner, Richard, or daughters since last Friday, when she was transferred to the ER; Sunday was diagnosed with COVID-19.” It’s absolutely horrible and I wouldn’t want to go through something like that anymore. I was diagnosed with a chest infection, given antibiotics and advised to take ibuprofen and acetaminophen. I took about eight ibuprofens a day and now they believe that exacerbated the problem,” he said, reinforcing the recommendation not to ingest ibuprofen for the symptoms of the virus.

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“It’s like having glass in your lungs, it’s hard to explain, but every breath is a battle,” she said. To close, Langston reiterated that those who wish to take risks should consider their case and thanked for the messages of support received. “I really appreciate them, ” she said moved. The young woman’s words reinforce the message of the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who mentioned that young people are not “invincible” and can also spread the virus. The UK has already overtaken Italy in the rate of coronavirus deaths. There was a 50% advance in the British territory by the COVID-19 virus, and the pace is increasingly rapid in the face of the situation facing the Mediterranean area. In this note:

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