Dreadful COVID ordeal is a potent reminder to stay vigilant

Don't let your guard down. Although veteran L.A. Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke had for months vigilantly "abandoned" any group settings where the new coronavirus flourishes, he acknowledged recently letting his guard down. And COVID-19 hit him hard. In his first column in almost two weeks, Plaschke said he dined out with friends in a couple of lawful, socially-distanced outdoor environments — where the masks inevitably came off. Plaschke thinks he got infected there.  Though the now-recovering journalist wasn't hospitalized, Plaschke wrote his piece to share that even a healthy person without a heightened vulnerability (like older age or health conditions) can get pummeled by a disease that presently has no proven cure nor a vaccine.  Read more...More about Coronavirus, Covid 19, Science, and Health