Nishan Sandaruwan
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Surviving the Pandemic with Petronius, Fitzgerald, and Eliot, The Wrath of the Gods
THE COVID ERA has resulted in many unusual adaptations, new obsessions, new habits, or a relapse into old ones. My most bookish COVID interest has been rereading my grad school Latin literature, particularly Petronius, courtier to Nero and author of the Satyricon. For a long time, I wasn't sure why the Satyricon had such a special pull on me; all I knew was that it was possibly the only book that consistently made me laugh out loud, even when I was at my lowest and gloomiest, despairing about the gray life of quarantine or depressed about living in a country that seemed to be collapsing into itself.
By Nishan Sandaruwan4 years ago in Geeks
How Can We Keep A Positive COVID Result From Having A Negative Impact On Kids’ Mental Health
COVID has been a never-ending issue of debate for the past two years. What is the total number of persons that have been infected? What do we know about COVID's most recent variant? How can we safeguard ourselves and our children? What will the mental health consequences of living in a COVID world be? It's been exhausting, to be honest. To say the least, being a parent during this time has been a monumental task.
By Nishan Sandaruwan4 years ago in Longevity
What exactly is 'flurona'? Co-infections with coronavirus and influenza have been described as omicron surges.
A new coronavirus word for the new year? Many people across the world began the year 2022 by looking for more information on "flurona," after Israel revealed that two young pregnant women tested positive for both the coronavirus and the flu. Doctors have long been concerned about the possible consequences of a "twindemic," in which influenza cases rise while covid-19 infections threaten to overrun hospitals, and have urged people to obtain flu vaccines and coronavirus immunizations. On the other hand, "flurona" refers to a situation in which one individual gets both respiratory diseases at the same time, which health authorities believe is a possibility as incidences of the extremely infectious omicron version of the coronavirus rise this winter throughout the world.
By Nishan Sandaruwan4 years ago in Lifehack
