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COVID19 AWARENESS

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China. Due to the rapid spread of Covid-19 worldwide, the Covid-19 was declared as a global pandemic disease on 11th March 2020. Clinical manifestations of Covid-19 are fever, dry cough, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, and dyspnea. The COVID-19 virus is contagious as it’s transmitted through respiratory droplets transferred droplets, fomites, and close contact, with possible spread through the eyes, nose, and mouth. Covid-19 is contagious and is not an airborne disease (Nachega et al., 2020).

Rwanda registered the first case of COVID-19 on 14th March 2020 and as of 5th August 2020, Rwanda had registered 2,099 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5 deaths. From January-July 2020 WHO published that more cases are found in people with the of range 24-64 years which is 64%, 0-4 years (1.2%), 5-15 years (2.5%),15-24 years (9.6%), 65-84 (19.4%), and above 85 years old is 3.4%. On 5th August 2020, Globally confirmed cases were 18,354, 342 cases, and 696 147 deaths which included 834,147 confirmed cases and 14,750 deaths from African countries, remember numbers keep on changing as time goes on (WHO, 2020a).
Symptoms of Covid19 usually begins in about 14 days after you come into contact with the virus, which are fever, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, dry cough, and other symptoms that may include sore throat, headache, chills, loss of smell, or taste, runny nose, diarrhea nausea, or vomiting. Covid19 is contagious and it affects different organs of the body such as the lungs, heart, and gastro intestines. Before 14 days’ an asymptomatic patient can spread covid19 that is why is better to quarantine yourself (WHO, 2020c).

Influenza viruses spread similarly as the coronavirus, so if you're ever unsure of what to do to protect yourself from getting, consider how you would act if you knew that everyone around you even your friend had the flu. With that, here are the best ways to protect yourself from the novel coronavirus; wash your hands frequently with soap for at least 40 seconds or sanitize, wear a face mask in public, maintain a social distance at least two meters, and avoid unnecessary travels (WHO, 2020b).

In a recent study by James et al, (2020), Currently, there are no specific therapeutic (healing) agents or vaccines for COVID-19 that are available. Several therapies, such as remdesivir and favipiravir, are under investigation, but the antiviral efficacy of these drugs are not yet known. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have a long-standing history in the prevention and treatment of malaria and it was also a trial in the treatment of COVID-19 though it was not 100% successful for that reason, they found out a different way of preventing the symptoms including; mechanical ventilation, antiviral therapies, and steroids.

Since Covid-19 is a contagious Disease the World health organization (WHO) proved that the proper use of a “Face mask” can prevent the spread though efficiency is achieved by the use of combined efforts such as proper hand hygiene and knowledge of appropriate mask use and disposal (WHO, 2020b).

These are procedures of using a “Face mask”;

Clean your hands with alcohol-based sanitizer or soap and water for at least 40 seconds before touching the mask you are going to put on.
Cover your nose and mouth with a face mask properly and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask.
Avoid touching the face mask while using it; if you do, clean your hands properly with soap and water or with sanitizer.
Replace the non-reusable or reusable mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use it before cleaning it if it is reusable.
When you are removing the face mask hold from behind (do not touch the front of the face mask); discard immediately in a closed bin for non-reusable and clean hands with soap and water or sanitizer.

Protect yourself from acquiring Covid-19 by(WHO, 2020d);

Clean your hands regularly.
Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 40 seconds, and dry them thoroughly.
Use sanitizer if you don’t have immediate access to soap and water.
Ensure a social distance of about 2 meters between persons.

Your safety is my safety, protect me while protecting yourself from this global pandemic, let us all work together to fight against this Pandemic, and not forget that exercising our body and take a balanced diet to help us boost our immunity.

Stay safe.

REFERENCE

James M, Sanders, P., Marguerite L, M., Tomasz Z, J., & James B, C. (2020). Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) A Review. 323(18). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.6019
Nachega, J., Seydi, M., & Zumla, A. (2020). The Late Arrival of Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) in Africa : Mitigating Pan-continental Spread. 2019(15), 875–878. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa353
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Writer : IMANI Veciane from Group scolaire de gacuba II/A

30 Comments

Uwase sophia

13 September 2020 21:46

This is really amazing, young girl like you to do such article, This Covid19 is real, let us all work to gether to avoid it

Uwabo Gisele

13 September 2020 21:49

So talented young woman. For sure it is real people need to practice how to use face mask effectively

Ogola Simon Peter

13 September 2020 22:10

In the wake of the pandemic knowledge has been a fountain and light to save lives. Imani this is a true mastery of wisdom. We feel empowered as the young generation joins the struggle against Covid19. For one day we shall live our normal lives again. "Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great" Abdul Kalam. Imani you are great and keep the inspiration high!!!

Lucia Ruvarashe Ndanga

13 September 2020 22:43

Wooow a very brilliant article, informative and well written piece by a young girl. Kudos to you for being a change maker

PHILBERT

13 September 2020 23:13

COVID 19 is really a serious problem to the world so let us work together to avoid it.

Divine Uwera

13 September 2020 23:33

Wow good job, you are so smart girl

Senteza Lizimas

13 September 2020 23:43

This is so amazing for a young girl to come up with all this research and creating awareness to save lives. God bless you and let's all stay safe

UWINEZA EMELYNE

13 September 2020 23:46

That's really amazing ,for sure we need to work together to avoid the covid 19

Jonathan RUKUNDO

14 September 2020 06:19

Proud of you our daughter! Your effort deserve to be awarded. The sky is the limit

Warida Mtanda

14 September 2020 06:58

This is an amazing piece of work.

Niyibizi Jean Damascene

14 September 2020 08:19

Through awareness, done by young generation we will tackle with this pendemic disease(COVID-19) since children take great part of population. This Kid point good points and emphasize on educative sides. And I wish, she really deserve to provide more articles because she is capable.

Jeannedarc

14 September 2020 09:27

Great job our sister you are so talented fore sure this message was so interested so thank you

Ssentongo Ronald

14 September 2020 09:29

This is really phenomenal,it gives me hope and security that our future is safe if such is being reasoned and organized very well by this age ,this girl should be supported so that we get more from her

Janet Inyange

14 September 2020 09:58

Very proud of you dear, keep that sprit.

Fiston Chiza

14 September 2020 10:01

Very interested to hear this important massage what kind of young girl thank you go further .

PIUS OKELLO

14 September 2020 10:45

These young people have a great input to the struggle against COVID 19 ,Am impressed

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AGIRANEZA Jean D'Amour

14 September 2020 10:59

This may be a good example on our youth bcz youth may participate in avoiding the spread of covid-19

Robert UKWIYIMPUNDU

14 September 2020 11:31

"Your safety is my safety, protect me while protecting yourself " Let's fight this pandemic together by protecting each other! United we stand, divided we fall!

Mwesigwa Arnold

14 September 2020 12:52

This is really inspirational Thanks from this young girl and let everyone else emulate you

Tumukunde

14 September 2020 15:10

Waoh, strong and talented young woman. The world needs people like you. Actually Your safety is my safety and together we can achieve more. Lets fight against covid19.

Igenaharinde Soline

14 September 2020 21:18

Waaw ! Thank you for helping us to protect ourselves ,keep up the world need more!

Kaganzi phillimon

14 September 2020 21:36

Thank You, a message that we should all share to help fight covid19. It's really a big burden to the world right now.

mupenzi katoto

14 September 2020 21:44

courage ma fille tu as était toujours la meilleure dans toutes épreuves ce dernier ne fera pas exception, seulement n'oublie pas de porter votre masque et respecté la mesure barrière car le covid-19 fait rage