Coronavirus: How To Stay Positive During The Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How To Stay Positive During The Pandemic

ABP News  

Focus on the present, the good that you have, the small things that actually matter and you forgot while you were busy working and dealing with daily tasks. Connect with people, friends you haven’t spoken to in ages, a family that you love but haven’t had the time to speak to. Groom your garden, you’ll find peace knowing that in such difficult times your plants are growing. With our minds not constantly engaged in monotonous tasks of our daily lives, it’s easy to let the mind wander and think the worse of.

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New Covid-19 wave is emerging; here's how to prepare yourself for coronavirus
2 years ago

New Covid-19 wave is emerging; here's how to prepare yourself for coronavirus

India TV News  

The covid-19 pandemic is hitting hard since March 2020. The risks of getting COVID-19 are higher in crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces where infected people spend long periods of time together in close proximity. Outbreaks have been reported in places where people have gathered, often in crowded indoor settings and where they talk loudly, shout, breathe heavily, or sing such …

‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus

LA Times  

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker at the opening night of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway late last month in New York. “If you’re not an actor in a Broadway play or a politician you might fall through the testing cracks.” The public health response will vary from community to community based on what’s happening …

It's Not Just You. A Lot Of Us Are Hitting A Pandemic Wall Right Now.
3 years, 11 months ago

It's Not Just You. A Lot Of Us Are Hitting A Pandemic Wall Right Now.

Huff Post  

Shtrunts via Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has taken a bigger toll on our psyches in the last few weeks than it has in a while. We’ve been at this for a year now, and our fight-or-flight system ― the emotional reaction to stress that has been otherwise energizing us throughout the pandemic ― is totally overloaded. “We’re at more …

7 ways to stay healthy (and sane) during the fall coronavirus surge
4 years, 2 months ago

7 ways to stay healthy (and sane) during the fall coronavirus surge

CNN  

CNN — Get ready for the most difficult months yet in this pandemic. If you’re still sitting a foot away from other people, without a mask, you can still spread it – especially if you’re in that very infectious period,” Ranney said. “Just because someone is close family does not mean they’re safe, either,” Ranney said. If you visit friends …

Coronavirus tips: How to deal with your anxiety
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus tips: How to deal with your anxiety

The Independent  

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Six months of the coronavirus pandemic. What have we learned?
4 years, 3 months ago

Six months of the coronavirus pandemic. What have we learned?

The Independent  

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Coronavirus and travel quarantine restrictions don’t have to shackle your spirit of adventure
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus and travel quarantine restrictions don’t have to shackle your spirit of adventure

The Independent  

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Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased in June
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased in June

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased, a major study revealed today. Some 123 Britons were diagnosed with the infection out of a sample size of nearly 160,000 people between June 9 and July 8 — an incidence rate of 0.07 per cent. This was down by almost half from May, when 159 people out of …

Stop Trying To Live Like We Aren't In A Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Stop Trying To Live Like We Aren't In A Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us had high hopes for the summer: “Maybe by the time the kids are off for summer break, the virus will be under control and we can still go on vacation.” “Maybe the warm weather will drastically slow the spread of COVID-19.” If only. “I spend all …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'

ABC  

Gladys Berejiklian was asked how close NSW was to going into lockdown just earlier on ABC's 7.30 program: Certainly is an option we don't want to take in New South Wales. If you look at nations and jurisdictions around the world that have managed the pandemic as best as possible, because it's impossible to manage it well, it's highly contagious, …

As pandemic strips away accumulated inertia of decades, 'After Coronavirus' may be a whole brave new world
4 years, 6 months ago

As pandemic strips away accumulated inertia of decades, 'After Coronavirus' may be a whole brave new world

Firstpost  

The coronavirus pandemic, like the World Wars, is a harbinger of revolutionary changes. As a result, wearing business suits and going to office, which started in stages after the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century when the first global multinational corporations like the East India Company were beginning to spread their wings, may have had its day. Although it may …

How To Celebrate July 4th Safely During The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

How To Celebrate July 4th Safely During The Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

How To Celebrate July 4th Safely During The Coronavirus Pandemic COVID-19 can't stop the July Fourth holiday. Bottom line is people with chronic conditions - and this includes younger people, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, lung disease - they're at higher risk. INSKEEP: Well, it sounds like if it's it - sounds like it's important to know your own personal risk …

4 tips for students to stay calm during the pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

4 tips for students to stay calm during the pandemic

India Today  

A student who wiles away his time now would regret later. A culture of prayers and chanting of God’s names gives us the strength to accept disturbing events and be peaceful and sober even during the emotionally painful periods of our lives. If we can simply thank God and other people for all the gifts that we are constantly getting, …

As our world reopens, can I trust you to keep me safe from the coronavirus?
4 years, 7 months ago

As our world reopens, can I trust you to keep me safe from the coronavirus?

LA Times  

Are you ready to accept the ever-present risk of the coronavirus as you jump back into a newly reopened big world? I’m talking about the casual disregard for the pandemic’s dangers I see manifested every day in the small neighborhood world that has been my whole world since mid-March. But I see just as many people who don’t seem to …

How to explain the Coronavirus pandemic to children
4 years, 7 months ago

How to explain the Coronavirus pandemic to children

India Today  

As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic and schools are temporarily shut, children are confused about what is going on. Remember to explain that children are less affected than adults and those who do get sick only have a cough and a stuffy nose, because younger people have a more efficient immune system. We need to be careful, but there's …

Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

Wired  

It’s been well over a year since the first known case of coronavirus surfaced in China, the threat of the virus overtook normal life stateside, and phrases like “social distancing” and “contact tracing” became lodged in our collective vocabulary. Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination The latest testing updates At times, especially over the holidays last winter, many people have operated on …

If you’re hitting a wall, you’re not alone (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

If you’re hitting a wall, you’re not alone (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter. For example: Do something social, or at least that forces you to interact with other human beings, every day, even if that’s just going to the grocery store or the gym. This is …

Here's how coronavirus has changed lives across the U.S.
4 years, 8 months ago

Here's how coronavirus has changed lives across the U.S.

LA Times  

In our series “Dispatches From the Pandemic,” we have featured the stories of dozens of people, many reaching out from quarantine. Here’s why my fellow doctors may judge me You might think that a doctor with a health history like mine would avoid the front line of a novel viral pandemic. Opinion Op-Ed: As a doctor on ‘MASH,’ Hawkeye showed …

Coronavirus Today: What a return to normal might look like
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Today: What a return to normal might look like

LA Times  

I’m Diya Chacko, and it’s Friday, April 10. State stay-at-home restrictions are unlikely to be eased until the number of new cases in California drops below 10, said the director of Oregon State University’s global health center. “Practice your faith,” said Newsom, “but do so in a way that allows you to keep yourself healthy, keep others healthy and does …

How to be mindful and take care of yourself during the coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

How to be mindful and take care of yourself during the coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

It is only when you filling your own strength tank you make yourself stronger to take care of others when they need it. Working mothers looking after their children and working from home, or other people taking care of their older parents who are more susceptible to falling ill, even if you are single and living on your own, it …

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-generation event and while the response by policymakers has often been slow, physicians, scientists, and health-care workers have risen to the challenge. On 7 January, a new coronavirus later dubbed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 was identified as the cause of the cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, virologists and …

Coronavirus: 4 tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of this pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: 4 tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of this pandemic

India Today  

Covid-19 has caused a fair amount of disruption to the established routines of working professionals. Following are a few tips for working professionals to deal with the impact of the pandemic and make the most of this gloomy environment. Working from home comes with a unique set of challenges however there is still a lot to do if people want …

Coronavirus Pandemic Has a Lesson for All as it Exposes the Ills of Individualistic, Profit-centred Mindset
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic Has a Lesson for All as it Exposes the Ills of Individualistic, Profit-centred Mindset

News 18  

It’s not often that we come together as a community and look after each other for a common good. It’s making us realise the truth in the old cliché- humans are made of stardust - we were always bound together. Never had I imagined I would need a nationwide lockdown to hear the birds chirping in my balcony or to …

Coronavirus lockdown: How people across the world are spending their days at home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: How people across the world are spending their days at home

The Hindu  

Giulia Grimaldi — Turin, Italy; Digital Content Editor I have been locked down in my apartment since Wednesday, March 11. I have been trying to make the most of these days with things that bring me joy — trying out recipes without the pressure of cooking for an audience, working out, speaking to people whose voices I haven’t heard in …

Stay at home, take lockdown seriously: Medical experts on fighting coronavirus (Watch Video)
4 years, 9 months ago

Stay at home, take lockdown seriously: Medical experts on fighting coronavirus (Watch Video)

India TV News  

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across at least 190 countries. Amid such a situation, India TV interacted with a panel of miedical experts who gave effective tips on how to stay safe and fight corona the right way. The experts stressed on the importance of staying home so that the transmission chain can be broken ensuring that …

Why some people just won’t stay home despite the advice
4 years, 9 months ago

Why some people just won’t stay home despite the advice

CNN  

CNN — Living through a pandemic is strange. Despite repeated pleas from public health and government officials to stay home and slow the spread of Covid-19, many people just won’t. People who live in communities where infection isn’t widespread or officials haven’t imposed lockdowns may be less willing to distance themselves from others, said Steven Taylor, a clinical psychologist and …

Meditation and mindfulness tips for coping with the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Meditation and mindfulness tips for coping with the coronavirus pandemic

LA Times  

Paying attention to what’s happening in the moment is difficult in the age of COVID-19, but it can also help us cope during an unsettling time. Your practice will only get stronger over time.” Try to avoid what Winston calls “worst-case scenario” forward thinking and focus on what’s happening now. In a way, we get to be better people” Sampson …

Coronavirus: Don't be a super-spreader. Stay home. Stay alive.
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Don't be a super-spreader. Stay home. Stay alive.

India Today  

I'll be fine," you think, as your social media timeline fills up with coronavirus news: new death tolls, reams and reams of advice, a celebrity appeal here, a friend's attempt at black humour there. THE OPTIMISM BIAS, AND DIFFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY First, if you feel this way, know that psychologists actually have terms to describe what’s probably going through your …

Our best hope for fighting coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Our best hope for fighting coronavirus

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. When testing and tracing is lax, as it was in the US since January, the epidemic enters a second phase involving community spread and the exponential growth of cases. A successful shutdown slows the rate of spread, and if carried out early …

Feeling anxious about Coronavirus infection? Here's how to socially distance yourself in a healthy way
4 years, 9 months ago

Feeling anxious about Coronavirus infection? Here's how to socially distance yourself in a healthy way

Firstpost  

With the growing spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization and government bodies all over the world are recommending maintaining social distance whenever possible. Here are a few ways to maintain social contact and keep your mind and body engaged in the time of coronavirus: Some people don’t like eating alone. Whether it’s your favourite book series or boy band, …

Anxious about coronavirus? Here's five tips that'll help you practice meditation at home
4 years, 9 months ago

Anxious about coronavirus? Here's five tips that'll help you practice meditation at home

Firstpost  

Although going to the gym or yoga centre might not be an option now, one can make sure that one meditates daily at home A pandemic ushers in uncertainty and worry. Although going to the gym or yoga centre might not be an option now, one can make sure that one meditates daily at home. Here are some ways on …

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it

India Today  

The entire world is dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak. People all over countries across the world are practicing self-quarantine methods and working from home in order to avoid the further spread of the new disease. WORK OUT During the time of social distancing, workouts at home are one of the best things that you can do. WORK STATION Just …

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn
4 years, 9 months ago

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn

NPR  

People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images People infected with the coronavirus can spread it easily, even if they're not yet experiencing severe symptoms of the disease, according to virologists watching the pandemic unfold in Europe. "In this infection, we see very high levels of virus …

Coronavirus confronts leaders with one of modern history’s gravest challenges
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus confronts leaders with one of modern history’s gravest challenges

CNN  

CNN — The coronavirus emergency is fast transforming into one of the gravest political and societal challenges of the modern age – and America’s leaders are only just beginning to understand the gargantuan task before them. “We have to fight that invisible enemy,” Trump said Tuesday, as more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus came to light, the death toll …

Coronavirus: everything you need to know about the pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: everything you need to know about the pandemic

CNN  

We’re living in unprecedented times – and as the coronavirus pandemic deepens and more restrictions are put in place around the world, the impact on our lives can be troubling and confusing. If you’re a college student affected by coronavirus or the parent of one, here’s what you need to know TV shows to help you find your happy place …

G. Sampath tells the other side of the coronavirus story
4 years, 9 months ago

G. Sampath tells the other side of the coronavirus story

The Hindu  

I’ve been thinking: What if all that the coronavirus wants is harmonious coexistence? Which is why I’m devastated by the failure of my peer members to retain even a semblance of neutrality, objectivity, and balance in their coverage of the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, as it’s called. That’s the reason I’ve always condemned the well-known computer virus Agent Smith’s anti-national …

What To Do If You Think You Have Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

What To Do If You Think You Have Coronavirus

Huff Post  

“Decreased immunity may be caused by some of the following conditions: being older than age 65, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer, HIV or taking immunosuppressive medications,” Dean explained. HuffPost has previously reported that due to test kit shortages in the U.S., people who show mild symptoms but haven’t been in contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients …

How to Stop a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral
55 years ago

How to Stop a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral

Wired  

The past few days have made clear how serious the escalating coronavirus pandemic is for many people in the United States. Why the Coronavirus Is Uniquely Stressful “All of our attention is being focused on the threatening aspects of the situation,” says Ethan Kross, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, where he runs a lab studying emotion …

How to self-quarantine in the times of the novel coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

How to self-quarantine in the times of the novel coronavirus

India Today  

With more than 1,24,330 people infected and 4,900 dead globally due to the novel coronavirus, the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a global panic. As the novel coronavirus spreads, self-quarantine has become a buzzword as health facilities are overwhelmed with people who have contracted the virus. - Repeatedly wash and clean common surfaces like counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, …

Coronavirus is now a pandemic, so what does that mean?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is now a pandemic, so what does that mean?

ABC  

The World Health Organisation defines a pandemic as "the worldwide spread of a new disease". Roland Rajah, Director of the International Economy Program at the Lowy Institute, told the ABC the pandemic announcement was not necessarily momentous, but added a "sense of urgency" to the situation. For Australia, measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 could see more schools shut, …

A Few Coronavirus Facts To Keep In Mind When You're Panicking
4 years, 9 months ago

A Few Coronavirus Facts To Keep In Mind When You're Panicking

Huff Post  

ZOONO3 via Getty Images Experts stress that preparation ― not panic ― is key when it comes to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Many people who contract the disease will experience ‘mild’ symptoms Experts say cases can range from mild to severe. You likely can’t get it from your food “We are not aware of any reports at this time of …

How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads
4 years, 10 months ago

How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads

Associated Press  

As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it’s wise to prepare for wider spread. A good way to think about planning, says former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, is “if you had to be quarantined for 14 days at home,” how would you cope? “It’s always a good thing to have extra on hand, …

As pandemic worry of the novel coronavirus mounts, locals learn prevention basics
4 years, 10 months ago

As pandemic worry of the novel coronavirus mounts, locals learn prevention basics

LA Times  

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Administrator Mary Virgallito shared tips on preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus Thursday at YMCA of the Foothills in La Cañada Flintridge. As hand sanitizer and quarantine supplies fly off store shelves and state and county officials make emergency declarations over the novel coronavirus, one infection control specialist with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has a …

Coronavirus prompts warnings not to panic as COVID-19 outbreak comes after bushfire crisis
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus prompts warnings not to panic as COVID-19 outbreak comes after bushfire crisis

ABC  

The impending threat of a coronavirus pandemic has seen Australians begin to prepare for disaster at levels previously unseen, even at the height of extreme bushfires and other natural disasters. Bushfire hyper vigilance directed towards virus Associate Professor Smith said for many Australians, it was likely their responses to coronavirus were being partly informed by their experiences during the recent …

What To Do If You're Anxious About Coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

What To Do If You're Anxious About Coronavirus

Huff Post  

Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images Epidemics can take a toll on mental health as well. “When the news covers the outbreak of a virus, it is common for people who consume a lot of news media to feel a rise in anxiety,” Nicole Bentley, a licensed therapist and intake coordinator at Cityscape Counseling in Chicago, told HuffPost. “Symptoms could include …

How to reduce Coronavirus infectants
4 years, 11 months ago

How to reduce Coronavirus infectants

India TV News  

Researchers have reviewed studies on the persistence of coronaviruses on surfaces in hospitals like door handles, call buttons, bedside tables, and bed frames, and have suggested ways of using disinfectants on these objects. "Under the circumstances, the best approach was to publish these verified scientific facts in advance, in order to make all information available at a glance," said Eike …

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