What is COVID-19

by Noah Hertendy 8 years old from Land O Lakes Public School | Apr 29, 2020

(A school assignment submitted to the News on the reccomendation of Noah Hertendy's teacher, Danielle Harding)

Did you know that COVID-19 is killing people all over the world? It is a flu like virus that is spreading fast. The Government is telling us all to stay home for a reason. Can we please listen to the facts and stay home!?

Covid-19 is a new virus travelling all around the world. In Ontario we have 12,879 cases of COVID-19, 713 people have died so far. It is causing people to be very sick for many days. People who do not have good immune systems are dying. On March 20th, 29 people died in a nursing home in Bobcaygeon Ontario only a few hours away from us. Now Ontario is testing every single resident to be safe. In my community we have signs up on all the store doors to stay six feet away from each other, we have electronic signs on the highway that tell people to stay home. The playground at the school is taped up with yellow caution tape so kids cannot play on it. We have to use sanitizer when in public. Stores are closing and doing pick ups only. The news and government are telling everyone to stay home and stay six feet away from each other if you have to go out, this tells us all this is a very serious sickness.

Staying home can help everyone be safe and flatten the curve from spreading the virus from country to country, spreading from person to person. People should go out only when they need pills or to doctors or to get food. Always be sure to wash your hands for 20 seconds and use hand sanitizer for your hands if you have to go out. 

People need to take this seriously COVID-19 can harm you. If you don’t want to die or make your kids or family sick you need to stay home. School, jobs, birthday parties and sports need to be all cancelled to stop the spread. I know you miss having fun and your friends but you should stay home or you could die. Follow the government and rules in your town or you could be the reason for someone dying. In Canada currently as of April 23, 2020 we have 40,824 people with the virus. Our deaths are 2028. I don’t want you or your family to be next.  I hope you will take my advice and  listen to all the Government rules and STAY HOME so we can all fight together to stop  COVID-19.