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Adviser Aubrey Pasant has been part of the Lion Nation since 2011 as a parent and is in her sixth year of helping students cover everything PCA. A proud Baylor alumna and also an avid Baylor fan, she...

Jackie Dominguez
Jackie Dominguez
Co Editor In Chief

Jackie Dominguez is a Senior and second year member of LionsNation Online. She serves as a Co-Editor in Chief. She enjoys playing volleyball, being on the FPS Board and being a member of the PCA Science...

Rachel Denbraber
Rachel Denbraber
Staff Writer

Rachel DenBraber is a Sophomore and a first year member of the LionNationOnline Staff, she serves as a Staff Writer. She enjoys participating in FPS and Science Olympiad. Outside of school, she enjoys...

COVID-19 Presses Pause on the World

Virus may prove to be the biggest current event of 2020
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“The danger of the Coronavirus is not only its deadly impact, but also the way it is transmitted.”

The year 2020 has already had some tremendous events, and sad to say, many events have been challenging. With the great Kobe Bryant’s sudden death and the raging forest fires in Australia, this year has not had a good start. On top of these horrible events, now we have the appearance of the Coronavirus. At the very end of 2019, the world’s attention was called to Wuhan City in China. A few cases of this disease began rapidly spreading and thus began the worldwide panic.
The danger of the Coronavirus is not only its deadly impact, but also the way it is transmitted. COVID-19 has the ability to travel from person to person in the air and has an incubation period that can last up to 14 days. It is very hard to spot. The survival rate of COVID-19 is actually really high compared to other pandemics throughout history. Even though people have been trying their best to stop the spread of this virus, cases have surpassed 13,000 as of March 23rd, and it seems like the numbers will keep rising.
The CDC has posted some ways to help stop the spread of this virus. First, the biggest way to stop the spread is to stay away from other people, as this disease is spread by close contact. According to the World Health Organization, if the population would stay home and self-quarantine and only go out when it is essential, the rate of the virus’s spread would drop.
The CDC also cites that a major way to protect yourself and others is by washing your hands. Washing your hands can help stop the spread of germs. With the many things that we touch, the CDC also suggests not touching your face. If people would listen to these very easy recommendations the virus’ spread could be contained and could result in “flattening the curve.” The Coronavirus is a dangerous disease, but the hope is that when America comes together, the spread of the disease can be contained.

About the Contributor
Jack Walton, Sports Managing Editor
Jack Walton is a senior and a first-year member of the LionNationOnline staff, he serves as the newest and greatest Sports Editor. He is apart of the Varsity baseball team at PCA and also serves as a midweek leader for high school students. Jack loves going to all the sporting events that Prestonwood has to offer and will offer the recap and game analysis of these events, any time and any place.