It’s been five years since the Corona virus pandemic diseases have changed the lives of millions of people in the United States, it may have affected your career, your life and your health.
NBC6 had the opportunity to talk to a woman who was one of the first cases in southern Florida that has changed and has been the same since Covade 19.
“I am creating this life as I want to make it alive, and if anything, it was taught me. I should have done it then, so I’m doing it now,” said Josi Smith Malo.
The 50 -year -old loves life, but five years ago, he found himself in a different situation.
“I was pressured, no need to say, it was a moment for me that it came to Jesus. I came in, I was diagnosed with Covade, and I feel like I was hit by a truck and I just remember I am asking myself what is it? Do I go out like this?”
Josi was one of the many people who received a negative test 65 days after the initial diagnosis, tested the long covid. Out of those days, forty -five, chef could not be taste, and his days felt weak.
Faced forward today, some symptoms are still lasting.
“I feel healthy. I still have a little problem of respiratory problems. They are very sensitive in spaces. “I think whenever you feel less breath, you can say, oh, that’s it.”
Once Josi was cleansed, his focus turned his health into Wilton Menors into his business, bubbles and pearls.
“I had to spend all this money in putting these plaxy glass barriers everywhere. People do not think that any business that survived during this time, we could not survive. We just tried our best,” he said.
According to a study from Western Florida UniversityBusinesses in food and housing services were closed for approximately 12.6 weeks with income waste of 64.5 %.
After four months of closed, Josi, his ex -wife and a friend were the only employee for about six months. Some pious restrictions were lifted, and when people were finally able to go out, their restaurant benefited.
“Honestly as a business owner, I thought it was about to become a new routine, but it was not so. It was just exciting. It was just a season, one year,” Josi said.
In the years after that, there were never a profit margin that he was before. Josi says he was barely able to break.
“It was difficult, it was really difficult,” he said.
Some reasons that Josi think the restaurant industry was never fully recovered, due to employees in search of or moving employment to other industries.
She also believes that for young staff, pandemic diseases provided them with new, better salary opportunities
When they work in a restaurant, they make an X -Dollar money. But now they can work at home and make 25 hours in their PJ, behind the computer and they will never have to talk to anyone else again. And then they have to spend so much time with their family and no stress. I mean, I don’t want to come back to this industry too! “He laughed.
She also thinks that the old business model has no longer worked.
This is the study of the University of West Florida It also found – 46.5 % of Florida’s business had to change its business model, 59.4 % of the business had to pay additional costs to deal with public safety risks, and 85.1 % of the business was damaged.
In the state, while 69 % of the businesses were able to reopen, about 40 % of the business had to close their doors because of Covade 19.
In October of 2024, pandemic diseases were successful for five years before the outbreak closed their doors. But Josi said that if there is one thing, the epidemic has taught him that only time is not hurry.
And five years after her diagnosis, her attention is in a new way. He started experimenting with a great private dinner club called Joey Proz.
And it is a matter of great pleasure that Josi says he turned around, which was brought by Kovide 19.
“I am grateful for all the challenges and struggles facing this moment,” he said.
