The Daily Beast
Stop Pretending COVID Isn’t Still a Serious Illness
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyA mild case of COVID for many people resembles a cold, a comforting illusion that President Joe Biden’s recent bout with the virus reinforced even when another positive test returned him to quarantine. And yet, for all the happy talk, the virus continues to remind us that it can wreak havoc on relatively young, healthy people.This is the story of a 49-year-old former Navy SEAL—still in top shape—who tested positive for COVID on the secon
