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We are all vulnerable to this virus. This is a unique time for our communities all over the world as we work to combat this massive global threat. This blog aims to collect and share your stories and reflections that can help others to cope, thrive and build resilience…
Our communities are at different stages of response in different parts of the world. We can learn a lot from each other. Building on World Health Organization and other evidence-based guidance, this blog will gather and disseminate stories that inform, inspire and hopefully strengthen social connectiveness while we all practice physical distancing.
We invite you to contribute. At present we are looking for stories in the following areas:
May the force be with all of us.
Sabrina, Mike, Steve, Tuuli and Franklin for the Connecting Communities team
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Isolation tips – what are you doing to make this a healthier, less stressful and more positive time?
One World: Together At Home April 18
A global broadcast & digital special to support frontline healthcare workers and the WHO.
Sign up to be a part of this historic event
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/
WHO Exercise TIPs ( Regional office for Europe)
“WHO recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. These recommendations can still be achieved even at home, with no special equipment and with limited space. The following are some tips on how to stay active and reduce sedentary behaviour while at home in self-quarantine…”
Hygiene behaviour helpers– what are you doing to keep you and your family safe from Corona infection?
Mask recommendations
WHO
- If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection.
- Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
- Masks are effective only when used in combination with frequent hand-cleaning with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
- If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly.
ECDC
There is little evidence that wearing face masks (e.g. surgical-type) outside of healthcare settings during the influenza season or a pandemic offers effective protection or reduces transmission, and ECDC does not recommend their use. However, people in the community may choose to wear a face mask. If a face mask is worn and disposed of properly, there is a low chance that it will cause a problem or increase the chance of infection. Once removed, face masks should preferably be disposed of in a plastic bag, which should then be secured. This bag can be put in normal household rubbish. Then hands should be cleaned as above.
If a face mask is used, it should be combined with other measures described above to prevent transmission.
Use of a face mask by sick people to protect others in the context of community outbreaks of influenza
- Use of a face mask by people who are ill with influenza symptoms may help to contain respiratory secretions when the person coughs or sneezes and lower the risk for infection among close contacts. Situations where this may be useful include:
(a) when travelling to home or hospital after developing symptoms;
(b) when being cared for at home by family members or others; and
(c) when otherwise unavoidably having close contact with healthy people.
Use of a face mask to protect a healthy person caring for someone who has symptoms of influenza
- Use of a face mask by someone who is well is intended to prevent inadvertent contact of the person’s mouth and nose with contamination on their hands and from other peoples’ coughs and sneezes. People who are well for whom a face mask may provide additional protection include:
(a) Family members or others in the home or another non-healthcare setting providing care for someone sick with influenza symptoms and who must have close contact (within one metre).
(b) Caregivers if the person with symptoms is using a nebulizer to receive respiratory medication; a particulate respirator-type mask can be considered.
How to properly use and dispose of face masks
- Face masks should be placed carefully over mouth and nose and tied securely.
(a) Secure ties or elastic bands at middle of head and neck.
(b) Fit flexible band to nose bridge.
(c) Fit snug to face and below chin. - While being worn, avoid touching the face mask with your hands.
(a) Any time a used face mask is touched, e.g., when removing a face mask, hands need to be cleaned by means of washing with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser. - Replace face masks when they become damp/humid.
(a) After prolonged use, face masks may become damp/humid. At this point they should be replaced by a new or a clean, dry face mask. - To properly remove and dispose of a face mask:
(a) Assume that the front of the respirator or surgical mask is contaminated.
(b) Untie or break the bottom ties, followed by the top ties or elastic, and remove the respirator or mask by handling the ties only.
(c) Discard appropriately. Single-use face masks should be discarded after one use. Once removed, face masks should preferably be disposed of in a plastic bag, which should then be secured. This bag can be put in normal household rubbish. - After removing face mask:
(a) After removing a face mask, hands need to be cleaned by means of washing with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
CDC USA
Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (CDC, USA)
How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering
Cloth face coverings should—
- fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face
- be secured with ties or ear loops
- include multiple layers of fabric
- allow for breathing without restriction
- be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape
Community actions – what are you and your neighbours doing to help each other?
Poorer Nations in Europe’s East Could Teach the West a Lesson on Coronavirus
Region moved more quickly to enforce lockdowns, keeping infections largely under control
Working remotely – how are you making new work realities productive?
I’ve been working from home for 6 weeks since the coronavirus began to spread in the US. Here are my 7 tips for staying on task. (USA)
Virtual classrooms – how are you learning and training from home?
Gruffalo Coronavirus Resource
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has teamed up with well-known illustrators and publishers to launch an extensive range of free digital COVID-19 educational resources for children.
Public Policies – what policies are easing your burden?
What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders
A Post-COVID-19 Digital Bretton Woods
Apr 17, 2020 Rohinton P. Medhora , Taylor Owen
When world leaders came together in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944, they laid the foundation for a model of global governance that would last for more than 70 years. To manage the far-reaching implications of digital technology and hyper-globalization, we must now pick up where they left off.
The Endgame ( Atlantic- USA)
“…Even a perfect response won’t end the pandemic. As long as the virus persists somewhere, there’s a chance that one infected traveler will reignite fresh sparks in countries that have already extinguished their fires. This is already happening in China, Singapore, and other Asian countries that briefly seemed to have the virus under control. Under these conditions, there are three possible endgames: one that’s very unlikely, one that’s very dangerous, and one that’s very long….”
How China Broke the Chain of Infection
“In this report, we detail the measures taken by the different levels of the Chinese government and by social organizations to stem the spread of the virus and the disease at a time when scientists had just begun to accumulate knowledge about them and when they worked in the absence of a vaccine and a specific drug treatment for COVID-19.”
Maintaining essential services – what is being done to keep food, mail, delivery, water, gas, telephone, internet, sanitation function well in your community?
Postal services ( UK)
“The postal service is a key part of the UK’s infrastructure. The delivery of parcels and letters is a way of keeping the country together, businesses operating, and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes.”
“We continue to work hard to collect, process and deliver as much mail and parcels as possible in difficult circumstances,” it adds.
Health Care – how are you as health worker managing, what are you doing to protect yourself and others, what innovations seem promising?
World Medical Association interview series on the topic of COVID 19 and how it is tackled in different regions of the world.
The talks published so far (from newest to oldest):
COVID Talk [Spain] with Dr Tomas Cobo on the extreme Corona outbreak in Spain, the rapid deterioration on individual patients and the delays in preparing for the crisis:
COVID Talk [Sweden] with Dr Heidi Stensmyren describing a different approach to tackle the pandemics and the potential of being forced to triage for ICU treatment:
COVID Talk [Australia] with Dr Tony Bartone on the Australian perspective of having a long time to deal with the pandemic:
COVID Talk [New Zealand] with Dr Kate Baddock on the lock down in an individualistic society:
COVID Talk [Iceland] with Dr Reynir Arngrimsson on massive testing to contain the pandemic:
Additional presentation with details
COVID Talk [USA] with Dr Dave Barbe on the different speeds of the development of the pandemic in the USA:
COVID Talk [Sri Lanka] with Dr Indika Karunathilake on the island state dealing with the Corona threat in an early phase:
COVID Talk [Vatican] with Dr Pablo Requena on pastoral and spiritual care during the pandamic:
COVID Talk [Brazil] with Dr Miguel Jorge on the pandemic being a psychological and mental health threat:
COVID Talk [Taiwan] with Dr Brian Chang on a successful strategy to contain the outbreak:
COVID TALK [India] with Dr Ravi Wankhedkar about a huge country going into an early lock down:
COVID Talk [Nigeria] with Osahon Enabulele dealing with Corona in an Central African country:
COVID Talk [Israel] with Dr Leonid Eidelman on precautionary measures and restrictions:
Update on drugs that may help
The World Heath Organization (WHO) announced it has helped to launch four “mega trials” against COVID-19…
The WHO-backed trials are focusing on drugs that are thought to directly block SARS-CoV-2 – the virus strain that causes coronavirus COVID-19 – from replicating inside our lungs. Below are some of the main drugs these trials are looking at.
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05.04.2020
https://www.inspiritcreatives.com/covid19-social-justice-equality-results-to-unity/
01.04.2020
https://www.inspiritcreatives.com/covid19-truthful-communication/
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