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The Wizarding World Holds its ground in the fight against COVID-19.

Healers of all ages and rank run frantically up and down the halls of St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, securing light blue masks to their faces. Family members are learning of the deaths of their loved ones via patronus, rather than being at the hospital themselves.

The coronavirus pandemic has skyrocketed in the Wizarding World at an alarming rate, with deaths ranging in the millions across the global community. Hospital beds across both the Wizarding and Muggle communities are being filled to maximum capacity, and healers and doctors are lost on what to do next.

In opening the barrier between the Wizarding and Muggle worlds, there will be a large increase in the use of Muggle medical treatments in the hope of finding a cure for the virus.

“Obviously with a global pandemic that has stopped the world for months on end, we are open to trying anything,” Head Healer Poppy Pomfrey of St. Mungo’s Hospital said. “We have even begun experimenting with the mixture of Muggle remedies with healing potions.”

The Ministry of Magic has urged the Alchemist Guild of England to attempt the combination of Muggle and Wizarding healing remedies, in an effort to find a cure that could lead to a vaccine.

“It is a very promising idea,” Pomfrey said. “In fact, I think that combining potions with Muggle medicine is the secret link we have all been missing.”

In the past few months, the Wizarding community has made great strides in extending its wands to the Muggle world. For instance, Healers and “doctors,” as they are known in the Muggle community, have made contact for the very first time. The Muggle medical community was – understandably – quite surprised to learn of the Wizarding World alone, however, they were receptive and even excited at the prospect of combining medical practices.

“This union is historic,” Pomfrey said. “And with a bit of luck and teamwork we may be able to… well, save the world!”

While the Healers, doctors and nurses fight COVID-19 on the front lines, Wizards around the world have been taking their own precautions against the virus.

Hogwarts Herbology professor Neville Longbottom has found a rather innovative way to help others combat the pandemic. By combining Phoenix tears with Flobberworm mucus and Essence of Dittany, Professor Longbottom has created a room spray that has been proven to disinfect the air.

Molly Weasley of Ottery St. Catchpole has busied herself during quarantine putting together new face masks, which are sewn together using thread enchanted with healing spells. They are available in all sizes, and they even come with the scent of your choice.

While some are getting creative, others may not know where to begin on protecting themselves during the era of social distancing. If you must make a trip outside, be sure to wear a face mask. If you do not have one, consult a nearby Muggle pharmacy. Some witches and wizards feel safer adding a protective enchantment or two around themselves and their homes.

There are many ways you can protect yourself and your family, however the easiest way to do so is to stay at home. In the spirit of staying at home, witches and wizards across the globe have picked up new “at home” hobbies such as backyard Quidditch and Gnome Toss (videos of which can be found on Stupefy Magazine’s social media).

On what has felt like our last thread, there has been a major spark of hope that seems to have brought the Wizarding World back to life.

“It feels as though the tides are beginning to turn,” Minister of Magic Hermione Granger said. “If we all continue to follow stay-at-home procedures and support the experts handling the pandemic on the front lines in hospitals, I fully believe we will come out of this stronger than ever.”

St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is available via Floo Network for any witch or wizard experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.