(CNN)Scientists are learning more each day about the mysterious novel coronavirus and the symptoms of Covid-19, the disease it causes. Fever, cough and shortness of breath are found in the vast majority of all Covid-19 cases. But there are additional signals of the virus, some that are very much like cold or flu, and some […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Children of parents who are separated are able to move between households during the coronavirus restrictions, minister Michael Gove has said. Some parents were worried they would not be able to see their children if they do not live with them full-time. He initially suggested children should not be travelling between different houses during the […]
Sabrang Tourism Park, the country's first tourism-based special economic zone (SEZ), is expected to start welcoming visitors within this year, as construction of its key facilities is going on in full swing, officials said. "Construction of protection embankment, boundary wall and administration building in the SEZ is now at the final stage," Executive Chairman of […]
In an announcement made late yesterday (18 March), the Welsh Government confirmed plans to consult around the phase-out of plastics deemed to be “single-use, hard-to-recycle and commonly littered”. Materiality assessments conducted by Welsh Government departments found that these items include straws, stirrers, cotton buds, cutlery, plates and balloon sticks. Food and drink packaging made from […]