The faces of COVID-19 pandemic
Updated: 8:49 PM EDT Jul 10, 2020
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POSITIVE. CAROL: WE SEE THE NUMBERS EVERY DAY BUT WE DON’T SEE WHAT THESE PEOPLE THOSE NUMBERS REPRESENT ARE GOING THROUGH. OUR HANNAH WARD SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE FACES OF THIS PANDEMIC RIGHT HERE IN THE UPSTAT >> I WASN’T TOO WORRIED. I’M KIND OF YOUNG. IT IS NOT GOING TO GET ME THAT BAD. THEY WON’T BELIEVE IT UNTIL IT HITS THEM PERSONALLY. REPORTER: THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH. >> IT IS OUT THERE. I HAD IT SO BAD, I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. >> I LOST MY SENSE OF SMELL AND TASTE AND THAT’S WHEN I KNOW SOMETHING WAS UP. >> THE LOSS OF TASTE AND SMELL ANOTHER REALLY WEIRD THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. >> AT ONE POINT I WAS HALLUCINATING, I THINK. I THOUGHT I HAD SOME PEOPLE NEXT ME, BUT I’M THE ONLY ONE IN THE BED. REPORTER: NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THIS VIRUS AND I IMPACTS MORE THAN THE PERSON INFECTED. >> DEFINITELY BE VERY CONCERNED. I’M NOT COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY. I’M HEALTHY. I.E. IT WELL. I EXERCISE. BUT IF THIS WERE TO STRIKE AN OLDER FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS COMPROMISED, I WOULD BE WORRIED. >> THERE WAS MORE THAT I PROBABLY COULD OF DONE AND I WILL ALWAYS BLAME MY SELF FOR PEOPLE CONTRACTING IT FROM ME. >> I WOULD SAY WEAR A FACE MASK AND BE CAREFUL OF HYGIENE. AND TRY TO LIMIT YOURSELF TO WHO YOU’RE AROUND BECAUSE YOU NEVE REALLY KNOW WHO HAS IT. >> COVID 19 IS NOT A POLITICAL STANDPOINT. WEARING A MASK IS NOT FOR A POLITICAL PARTY. THAT IS NOT HOW THIS WORKS. IT IS A PANDEMIC. IT IS A REAL VIRUS. MAYBE YOU PERSONALLY WONT DIE FROM IT BUT SOMEONE THAT HAS WEAKER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL A IT IS HEARTBREAKING. AND JUST SAVE SOMEONE SOME HEARTB
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The faces of COVID-19 pandemic
Updated: 8:49 PM EDT Jul 10, 2020
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