The coronavirus pandemic has swept the world and a number of footballers have been confirmed as having contracted it. As well-paid athletes, elite-level footballers are ostensibly in a much better position to fight off the virus, but some have reported feeling serious pain and being scared. There are a few commonly reported symptoms, but those […]
Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following: Wash […]
Apr 15 2020 | Posted in
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The US agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave directives on steps to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. If you are sick with Covid-19 or think you might have it, follow the steps below to help protect other people in your home and community. Stay home except to get medical care Stay […]
As the world struggles with containing and treating the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the absence of any vaccine or medication, misinformation on the disease keeps spreading online. Given this, the World Health Organisation, or WHO, expressed concern, urging the public — especially those who spend time online — to post ‘factual messages’ and accurate […]
যাঁদের করোনা হয়েছে নিশ্চিত বা যাঁদের হয়েছে বলে সন্দেহ, ঘরে কীভাবে তাঁদের খেয়াল রাখবেন পরিচর্যাকারী বা কেয়ার গিভাররা, সে বিষয়ে কিছু পরামর্শ থাকছে এখানে। ● দেখতে হবে আক্রান্ত ব্যক্তি যাতে যথেষ্ট বিশ্রাম পান, পুষ্টিকর খাবার খান, প্রচুর পানি আর তরল পান করেন। একই ঘরে যখন সেবা কাজে, তখন মেডিকেল মাস্ক পরবেন দুজনে। হাত দিয়ে মাস্ক […]
How can awareness campaigns reach our most vulnerable communities? Selling the concept of social distancing to the urban Bangladeshi is difficult, to say the least — this is not simply based on the citizens’ reluctance to stay home, but rather the financial inability of most to do so. But for rural Bangladeshi citizens, not working […]
Children may not be dying in the same number as adults or senior citizens due to COVID-19, but their health is at risk and so are the lives of their parents and grandparents. While children are often more susceptible to certain diseases and environmental toxins, they are also often more responsive to medical treatment and […]
Report says plastic from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever products could cover 83 football pitches every day Four global drinks giants are responsible for more than half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, enough to cover 83 football pitches every day, according to a report. The NGO Tearfund has […]
Apr 3 2020 | Posted in
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Internal documents describe how to profit from farmer losses and desire to oppose some independent testing by Carey Gillam The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF were aware for years that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms, […]
Apr 2 2020 | Posted in
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