09/03/2020
No need to Panic but active prevention & measures for CoronaVirus!
Good morning. I hope you are doing well. By now you are aware that public fears turning into reality, Bangladesh have confirmed first three patients of Covid-19, a new strain of coronavirus that has killed over 3,600 people around the world. The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) of DGHS/MOHFW on Sunday also confirmed that three other people, who were in close contact with the infected trio, have also been quarantined. Disclosing the matter at a press briefing, IEDCR Director Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora said that two of the three infected — all aged between 20 and 35 — returned recently from different cities in Italy. One of them is a woman and the other two are men.
Meanwhile, a bold step has been taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government on Sunday urged Bangladeshis returning from six countries — China, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, Iran and Thailand — to remain in self-quarantine for 14 days. On March 4, the government had restricted entry of people from four countries — Italy, South Korea, Japan, and Kuwait — without the virus-free medical certificates. Passengers arriving from these countries are being screened through thermal scanners at the airport, land ports and they are provided with health declaration forms where they give health-related information.
Virus spreading
The outbreak began in Wuhan, a major transportation hub as well as central China’s main industrial and commercial centre, and has now spread to other major population centres, including Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and over 100 countries around the world.
There is no known cure for the virus. However, different institutions in China and other countries, including the US, are working on coming up with a vaccine for the virus.
Chinese authorities are still investigating the origins of the virus, though they confirmed the outbreak began at a market in Wuhan with illegal wildlife transactions, and that it can spread from one person to another via respiratory transmission.
Symptoms
People infected with the novel coronavirus usually shows a number of symptoms, which include fever, difficulty in breathing and cough, similar to many other respiratory illnesses, and can cause pneumonia, and kidney failure (may not be new as similar to other viral infections!)
How to protect yourself
https://youtu.be/1APwq1df6Mw
WHO's standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices:
● Cleaning hands frequently by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
● When coughing and sneezing, one has to cover one's mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue. After the use of tissue, it has to be thrown away immediately into a closed bin and one has to wash hands
● Avoiding close contact with anyone who has a fever and cough
● If a person has a fever, cough and breathing difficulty,he/she has to seek medical care as soon as possible and share previous travel history with the health care provider
● When visiting markets in areas currently experiencing cases of novel coronavirus, one has to avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals
● The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care,to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
Government Hotlines - The hotline numbers are: 01937110011, 01937000011, 01927711784 and 01927711785 and Shastho Batayan 16263
Work place tips and prevention – please read
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Coronavirus/Workplace and attached materials
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COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus introduced to humans for the first time. It is spread from person to person mainly through the ...
