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Three Icons of the American Car Culture

The second-generation Chevrolet Corvette, distributed
from 1963 to 1967, is the most sought-after version of this
American legend. The “Sting Ray” took inspiration from a
1959 racing-focused prototype. Thanks to its slinky low-
profile body, it looks stunning to this day. And with its
performance both on the road and on the track, it has Covid side-effects –
always haunted the dreams and sparked the imaginations
of aficionados around the world.

The first-generation Ford Mustang, produced from 1964 to
1969, was compact, affordable, and sporty. With some what are they and what to do
models suited to families and others ideal for race-
focused sportsters, it was a true icon popular among rock
stars and actors. It also featured in some of the era’s most
popular movies. Automotive enthusiasts know that the
original Mustang helped define the coolness of a whole
generation. This beloved living legend is still in production
and as relevant to today’s customers as it was in the
sixties.
In the early 1960s, the Le Mans winner Carroll Shelby
imagined a car that combined British chassis design with
American racing engineering. He created the Shelby
Cobra, a sports car that ingeniously matched a small, light
chassis to a strong, reliable American big-block engine.
When it was introduced in 1962, the Cobra was met with
instant success. The original Shelby Cobra is still a
blisteringly fast and sought-after car today. by Daniel M Botha – Biokineticist
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he SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had • Poor appetite
an exceptional impact on not only the world's • Dizziness
Teconomies but personal physical activity, health, • Hair loss
and sport. This negative effect on activity has not been • Sleep disturbances
exclusive to professional athletes but has also impacted • Sweating
recreational pastimes and leisure activities, as well as • Nausea
those involved in active occupations, for example, • Diarrhoea
tactical response units and construction workers.
Long COVID sufferers report psychological
The recovery process following COVID-19 infection can disturbances including anxiety, depression, post-
be prolonged and tiresome with some recovering fully traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as poor
within days of infection and others suffering lingering memory and concentration. These psychological effects
symptoms for months post-illness. might stem from the fear associated with the disease.
Post-traumatic stress disorder and memory loss are
Post-COVID conditions or long COVID include a wide commonly reported by hospitalised patients. A
range of symptoms which continue for more than 4 decreased quality of life has also been reported by a
weeks. These symptoms cannot be explained by large percentage of COVID-19 survivors.
another diagnosis. Long COVID symptoms do not
appear to be linked to how ill you are when you first How do we safely recover from COVID and what
have COVID-19. People who had mild symptoms at first should we be monitoring… or not monitoring?
may still experience long COVID.
While a comprehensive, evidence-based approach for
Long COVID symptoms include: the management of post- COVID-19 infections has not
• Fatigue yet been formed, an interdisciplinarity approach to
• Shortness of breath recovery and monitoring is advised when addressing
• Chest pain your long-term needs after COVID-19.
• Coughing
• Nasal congestion While the below might be a guideline on post-COVID
• Joint and muscle pain screening and monitoring, be wary of over monitoring
• Headache and trust the advice of healthcare professionals on
• Autoimmune disorders specific screening. Given the unknown ongoing
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