OBEYING THE RULES AT HOME TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS

Joel Savage 


I have read much about biological weapons and diseases. Years back, if a prophet, a soothsayer, or anyone with a third-eye would have told me that an epidemic will appear and kill over 8,000 people in Belgium, I don't think I would have accepted it.


However, here I am today, in a state of shock and confusion, watching helplessly, as the death toll of victims of coronavirus keeps rising in a country that tourism has played a major role in its economy and has also lived peacefully for the past twenty years.

No matter how safe some families are, you need an extra-strength and courage to listen to the daily news with announcements about deaths from the coronavirus, and as the number of deaths keeps increasing daily, that makes one feels sometimes that there is no need to live in this world any longer.

I have been at home for almost two months. Even though some people may like to stay at home without work, this temporary confinement has taken its toll on me. A man needs to work hard to feed his family. Working helps to improve your health physically and psychologically.

As of May 8, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 151,797 people in Europe, three-quarters of which in Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom but the situation also in Belgium is alarming, taking into consideration the size of the country. Belgium has so far recorded 52,596 cases and 8,581 deaths.

My condolence to everyone in Belgium affected by this pandemic. It's only a matter of time, everything will be over. It's a very tough period for everyone but we need to be tougher, encourage, and motivate others to stay alive in this pandemic.

I tried to cut my own hair and eventually, I made a big hole in the process. I have no option than to continue obeying the law to stay at home and leave my beard like that of King Nebuchadnezzar. 

We have no specific role to play in this coronavirus crisis than to obey the law, avoiding social gatherings, and follow the hygienic rules recommended, avoiding the spread of the disease.

DOGS UNDER TRAINING TO DIAGNOSE PEOPLE WITH CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS

Training a dog to diagnose patients with coronavirus infection

The destructive impact and the quick spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID–19, have called for more actions to control the pandemic. Dogs that can smell the scent of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and malaria are now being trained by the charity Medical Detection in the United Kingdom to identify patients with the coronavirus. 

Specialists from Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will participate in a study proposed by the Medical Detection Dogs charity. In the past, dogs trained at Medical Detection Dogs learned to sniff out cancer, Parkinson's disease, malaria, and some bacterial infections.

“In principle, we are confident that dogs can detect COVID-19,” said Claire Guest, founder of the charity. - At the moment, we are trying to find a way that will allow us to safely smell the virus in patients to show it to dogs. 

The goal is for dogs to test everyone, including those without symptoms, and to identify people who should be tested. ”

The head of the Department of Disease Prevention at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine believes that COVID-19, like other respiratory diseases, leads to a change in the patient’s body odor. 

This gives hope that dogs trained in Medical Detection Dogs will also be able to search for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to him, they showed extremely high accuracy in detecting malaria.

The study participants expect that they will achieve positive results by the time the epidemic goes into decline. 

In this case, trained dogs will be able to work at airports, identifying possible carriers of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus coming from other countries, and thus prevent the re-spread of the infection.

According to the latest data, due to a new coronavirus infection, 25.2 thousand people died, 558 thousand infections were detected, of which 127.6 thousand patients recovered. 

Coronavirus infection is transmitted through small drops that are released from the patient’s nose or mouth and settle on surrounding objects.

The World Health Organization recommends staying more than a meter away from infected people, washing or disinfecting your hands regularly, and not touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.