Calm in the Time of Coronavirus
Caution and concern rule the day in the time of Coronavirus, as well it should. But as we work together to prevent the spread of the virus and protect ourselves and our families form infection, there are ways we can both manage our stress and boost our self-care.
“The way I think of it is, if you’re going to be Purell-ing your hands all the time – or as you are washing your hands throughout the day – you can actually practice meditation,” says BHI Medical Director Darshan Mehta, MD. “Hand washing or use of hand sanitizer is a perfect cue to do a mini relaxation. While you are moving your hands together, you are counting and breathing deeply, so this gives you both the benefits of fighting off the virus and the internal benefit of knowing that you are taking care of yourself.”
Não usar máscara durante a pandemia é um erro, alertam cientistas chineses
No Ocidente, o uso de máscaras está sendo indicado apenas para pacientes sintomáticos. Mas, como a transmissão pode ser assintomática, a estratégia pode não ser a melhor.
Desde que a pandemia de Covid-19 começou a se espalhar pelo mundo, uma pergunta não para de aparecer: eu devo usar máscaras? Mas a resposta não é tão simples assim. Embora seja uma visão comumente relacionada com pandemias, o uso de máscara não é recomendado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), nem pelo Ministério da Saúde do Brasil nem pelo Centro de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças dos Estados Unidos (CDC). Mas especialistas em saúde pública da China discordam.
Em entrevista à revista Science, George Gao, diretor-geral do Centro de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças da China, diz que o maior erro do Ocidente na batalha contra a Covid-19 é não incentivar o uso de máscaras de proteção em massa. O posicionamento é defendido por outros cientistas consultados pela revista, tanto na Ásia como em outros lugares do mundo.
Let this cute chameleon be your colourful reminder to wash your hands!
Both hands Zeke! Let this cute chameleon be your colourful reminder to wash your hands! 🦎🧼👏
Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Coronavirus Updates
Tuberculosis Vaccine: https://bit.ly/2UFjnkd
– Experimental Peptide: https://bit.ly/2WOc3Fz
– Mask Decontamination: https://bit.ly/3dt4Z7g
– Cheap Ventilators: https://bit.ly/39ppazQ
– Swiss Survivor: https://reut.rs/2xsURuL
– Italy: https://bbc.in/2QOCUgU
– Spain: https://bit.ly/3dFynHN
– Air Pollution: https://reut.rs/3byQ7SW
– Worldwide: https://bit.ly/34228hz
Stay clean and healthy with these 10 hacks!
There is hope: All the reasons to be optimistic about the end of the coronavirus crisis
With the UK going into a total self-imposed quarantine, several large American cities in lockdown, and distressing scenes in Spain and Italy, life right now feels chaotic and insecure. It’s a crisis. The economy has ground to a halt.
These are the worst of times.
And yet there is hope. This is temporary. It will end. Already, there are reasons to be optimistic.
So if you’re feeling a bit hopeless, consider:
