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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;THCoins, post: 4997088, member: 57364&quot;]Just to put the statistics a bit in perspective a short personal account.</p><p>I got infected with COVID at the beginning of last month. I work in a hospital in the Netherlands. For months we have taken all the normal precautions. In our department i was the third who got ill, after me another five co-workers tested positive. I am in my mid fifties, not overweight and in good general health. Despite the chances i got really ill. After the first week at home with high fever and shortness of breath i thought i was recovering. Unfortunately, there was a secondary deterioration. After a few days i had to be admitted to my own hospital with pneumosepsis. COVID hospital care in the region i live already had changed to wartime frontline medicine. That means for new patients stabilize and ship out to another region. There is a real lack of healthcare workers. Nurses who have tested positive for COVID, but with little complaints, are requested to fill shifts in the COVID department. I was lucky i could stay in my own hospital and got adequate treatment. I was stable enough that i could return home after a week with oral medication. Previously, i was in excellent health. In the process i lost over 10% of my body weight, and relatively even more of my muscle mass. Sitting in a chair i could not even keep my head upright. Am on a rehabilitation program now. Also have a protein enriched diet to aid in restoring muscle power. Its just a pity that i still don&#039;t smell anything anymore, so nothing really tastes. Slowly there is some progress, but won&#039;t likely be able to work for at least a month.</p><p>Every individual has the freedom to decide what risks they want to take. But surely, the stakes are high.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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