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News Agencies Must Paint a Complete Picture of Coronavirus
Credit: UN News/Li ZhangBy Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Mar 9 2020 (IPS) Recently, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, “We have an epidemic caused by Coronavirus, but we have a pandemic caused by fear “.
This fear is worsened by how news agencies report the outbreak. These are some examples.
“Bodies ‘pile up’ in morgue as Iran feels strain of coronavirus” – CNN
“First UK death from coronavirus confirmed as cases surge to 115” – The Guardian UK
“Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 3,000” – Premium Times Nigeria
“Death toll from coronavirus in Italy rises to 148: Live updates” ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
Lessons from Nigeria in Responding to Coronavirus
By Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) Coronavirus is now a pandemic and the World Health Organization considers Europe as its new epicenter. Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown and several nations are banning travelers from countries where cases are on the rise.
But it’s a problem beyond Europe too, and governments in 61 countries have closed schools to slow the spread of the virus. In the U.S., President Trump recently declared a national emergency after the virus had spread to nearly every U.S. state, and he urged state governments to set up emergency operation centers immediately.
Most of these measur...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Headlines Health Coronavirus Source Type: news
Debunking 9 Popular Myths Doing the Rounds in Africa About the Coronavirus
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
The post Debunking 9 Popular Myths Doing the Rounds in Africa About the Coronavirus appeared first on Inter Press Service.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Africa Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Ten Reasons Why You Ought Not to Panic
This article is republished from The Conversation. Read the original article.
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Excerpt: Ignacio López-Goñi is microbiologist and works in University of Navarra (Spain).
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ignacio Lopez Goni Tags: Global Headlines Health Coronavirus Source Type: news
Harassment of Journalists Jeopardises Keeping Public Safe amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In Iran, which has seen some of the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world, a number of reporters are now facing jail after being detained earlier this month for challenging official statistics about the outbreak of the disease in the country. People in Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran, taking precautions to prevent infection by wearing masks in public.
unsplash-logomojtaba mosayebzadehBy Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) Growing intimidation and repression of journalists reporting on the coronavirus is threatening public health in some countries, press freedom monitors have warned.
Repressive regimes despe...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Press Freedom Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations China Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Coronavirus COVID-19 Iran Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Source Type: news
WHO Declares Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency, Highlights Need to Support Countries ‘Weaker Health Systems’
Colorised scanning electron micrograph of MERS virus particles (yellow) both budding and attached to the surface of infected VERO E6 cells (blue). Credit: NIAIDBy Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 2020 (IPS) Weeks into widespread panic about the “Coronavirus” that has so far killed at least 170 people in China, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared it a public health emergency. As of Friday, the disease had spread to all the regions in Mainland China, with more than 7,500 cases in the country alone, according to the BBC.
In a statement, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ow...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samira Sadeque Tags: Asia-Pacific Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus World Health Organization (WHO) Source Type: news
Is Our Academic System Ready for a New Coronavirus Normal?
Credit: Pîxabay.By Esther Ngumbi and Brian LovettILLINOIS, United States, Mar 11 2020 (IPS) Institutions of higher education have a responsibility to lead by example and to provide current, high-quality information to the people and communities that support them. This responsibility is no clearer than during a public health and information crisis like the one presented by this novel coronavirus.
State and local governments in particular should be able to rely on Universities for guidance on protective evidence-based precautionary measures, whether it’s cancelling events, closing schools or formulating public health post...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi and Brian Lovett Tags: Education Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
U.N. Releases Report on Socio-economic Effects of Coronavirus
A United Nations report states that the fact that women make up 70 percent of the global health workforce puts them at greater risk of infection.
This is a dated photo of Catherine a nurse at Jinja referral hospital,in Uganda. Credit: Lyndal Rowlands/IPS.By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 2020 (IPS) As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow, concerns are simultaneously growing about the current and long-term effects this will have on certain demographics — specifically, women, the youth, migrant workers, and many employees around the world.
This week, the United Nations launched a report “Shared Re...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samira Sadeque Tags: Editors' Choice Education Featured Gender Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus COVID-19 International Organ Source Type: news
Global Leaders Must Prioritise Children ’s Wellbeing amid Coronavirus Pandemic – UN
This playground just outside the Slovak capital, Bratislava, was sealed off to stop people spreading the virus. Similar measures were in place in cities and towns across Europe. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS
By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday pleaded with global leaders and families to ensure the protection of the world’s children, millions of whom he says are vulnerable to a myriad of threats as a result of the shutdown arising from the global coronavirus pandemic.
While children are at a significantly lower health risk than adults from the coron...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samira Sadeque Tags: Education Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: news
Coronavirus Spread Now a Global Emergency Declares World Health Organization
Passengers wear face masks while riding the subway in Shenzhen, China. Credit: UN News/Jing Zhang.By External SourceUNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 2020 (IPS) The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
Latest WHO figures state there are more than 7,800 confirmed cases globally, with 7,736 confirmed in China, and a further 12,167 suspected cases inside the country where the outbreak began in Wuhan, a city of around 11 million...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
Gender “ Could be Coronavirus Key ”
By External SourceMar 17 2020 (IPS) Analysing how coronavirus impacts genders differently could be key in fighting the disease, say public health experts.
Women are on the coronavirus frontlines as healthcare workers, primary caregivers and migrant workers, but policy responses often fail to consider how gender and epidemics interact.
The Ebola and Zika outbreaks underline the urgent need for gendered analyses, says Clare Wenham, assistant professor in global health policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Globally, women make up about 70 per cent of the health workforce and are primarily responsible...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Gender Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Republic of Korea
The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV, in the Republic of Korea continues to evolve. WHO is in close contact with the country’s government and Ministry of Health, and is receiving information as soon as facts are confirmed. The quality of reporting has allowed almost real-time insight into the dynamics of the outbreak. Aggressive contact tracing and testing for infection may help explain the rapid expansion of the outbreak. Human-to-human transmission has been documented. At this stage, WHO has no evidence of sustained transmission in the community.
Source: WHO news - June 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: coronavirus [subject], coronavirus infections, hospitals [subject], travel [subject], travel and health, air travel, Republic of Korea [country], Statement [doctype], Western Pacific Region [region] Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Six Key Factors Poor Countries Should Focus on
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
The post Coronavirus: Six Key Factors Poor Countries Should Focus on appeared first on Inter Press Service.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Africa Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
How to avoid getting the novel Coronavirus infection
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This simple advice from the BC Centre for Disease Control is the most precise and easy to follow:
Take similar precautions to those of the common cold or flu.
Practice good hand hygiene – frequently wash hands well with plain soap and especially after coughing, sneezing and before preparing foods/eating.
Cough/sneeze into arm/elbow (rather than hands).
Do not share food, drinks, utensils, etc.
As much as possible, avoid interactions with people who are ill.
If you are sick yourself, stay away from others.
Masks
Masks should be used by sick people to prevent others from becoming infected. A mask will...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Editor Tags: - Health tips Coronavirus Wuhan Source Type: blogs
