Please take care of your health , especially of the mind, during this #Lockdown period. So many are alone and it makes things a bit more stressful. I encourage you to please see the doc today and get anxiety meds as it can get worse with panic. If your not able to see the doc,…
Norway Prime Minister addresses the children
In Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg just held a press conference specifically for children For half an hour, she and her team answered questions submitted by kids across the country. She told them “it was normal to be scared but that everything would be okay. Even if your school has been contaminated, it will go…
Dr Anagnostopoulos Christoforos: the next two critical months
The next two months will be critical. We will remember them for the rest of our lives. I would like to offer a few pieces of information, under the burden of my professional capacity as a statistician who is working in crisis modelling and simulation, and the additional burden of the dearth of data that…
What to do when you cannot travel?
Corona virus has so many people in a state of panic and anxiety. If you find yourself in panic mode, I suggest you limit social media and news time. This excessive media time is proven to increase anxiety levels. Rather read a book, watch a good funny movie and spend some me-time. Remember when you’re…
Coronavirus in South Africa
With Coronavirus now in South Africa, let’s educate ourselves and not panic with fake news and information. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus that had not been previously identified in humans. The virus causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever and in more…
Symptoms of Novel Coronavirus
Patients with confirmed 2019-nCoV infection have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of: fever cough shortness of breath CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. This is based on what has been seen previously as…