From ‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19:
“Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms. But the story gets more complicated. Many people will be left with chronic kidney and heart problems. Even their neural system is disrupted. There will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives. The more we learn about the coronavirus, the more questions arise. We are learning while we are sailing. That’s why I get so annoyed by the many commentators on the sidelines who, without much insight, criticize the scientists and policymakers trying hard to get the epidemic under control.”
I envy virologist Peter Piot who only gets annoyed with people who are downplaying or outright denying the danger of Covid-19. Like the people who were protesting last weekend in Stuttgart, Berlin and elsewhere against the comparatively light measures that are now in place to stop the spread of the virus here in Germany. I try my best, but seeing behaviour like this makes me just angry.