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How Candice Malferrari is similar to Nancy Reagan?

Written by Ashton Deroy Candice Malferrari is a classmate of mine from my Time at ENSS in Brighton Ontario. I like to mess with my old classmates a lot by writing silly things and keeping the chats randomly upbeat. The challenge of this blog. Is to prove Candice Malferrari is not so different from former 1986 First Lady Nancy Reagan. If you click the image above. You will be linked to a Nancy…

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James ‘I have friends other then you’ Wilson and his ‘friends’:

Former patient who doesn’t know his real name, and keeps calling him ‘Jim’

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House’s ex girlfriend who he hasn’t talked to since she cheated her husband with House

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Project 9: Communication Campaign Plan

Course Code and Name: MSJ11401 Development Communication

Project Name: Social and Individual Behavior Change Awareness Campaign for Promoting/Ensuring inside Home Safety during Covid-19: Community and Family Perspective of a specific Area

Project Date: Spring 2020

Project Description: Making a campaign plan for a social issue was an important part of this course. Our campaign idea is intended to increase students' awareness of COVID-19-related fake news as well as home safety information. In a group project, we explained the campaign's goals, audience analysis, and communication techniques among other things, as well as timelines and budgets.

Project Justification: We were instructed to come up with a marketing idea, thus it was suggested that we focus on Covid-19 and how to stay safe at home. In order to promote and ensure inside safety during COVID-19, we started making visual content that would change people's perceptions of how to actually stay safe at home. Only a change in behavior has a significant impact.

Project

Submitted By-

Rezwana Karim, 171012004 (audience analysis)

Swarna Roy, 171012005 (introduction and concept)

Tahmid Aman, 171012013 (global and national analysis)

Suraiya Sharmin Anuva, 171012048 (why is it a problem?)

Shuvashish Das Ray Dip, 151012072 (baseline analysis)

Nowsad Ahamed Siddique Anik, 171012058

(Goals and objectives)

SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR PROMOTING/ ENSURING INSIDE HOME SAFETY DURING COVID-19: COMMUNITY AND FAMILY PERSPECTIVE OF A SPECIFIC AREA

INTRODUCTION

To help stop the spread of coronavirus and safeguard the health of those at biggest risk, the Government said we all have to stay at home, only leaving for curtain reasons and not at all if we are in a high-risk zone. This is to reduce close contact with other people and help slow the spread of COVID-19. 

Coronavirus is a contagious disease which is why it spreads faster. People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, or speaks. These droplets are relatively heavy, do not travel far and quickly sink to the ground. People can catch COVID-19 if they breathe in these droplets from a person infected with the virus. This is why it is important to stay at least 1 meter (3 feet) away from others. These droplets can land on objects and surfaces around the person such as tables, doorknobs and handrails. People can become infected by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth. This is why it is important to wash your hands regularly with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand rub (WHO, 2020).

It spreads through touch for example: if a COVID-19 infected person just hugs you or shakes hands it spreads in your body with a blink of an eye. For individual safety we also have to ensure inside home safety. Inside home safety is very important because if someone gets infected from outside and comes back home, they can infect their other family members. If we all live together in one place, we have to maintain the safety of the house 24/7. If we ensure our community and our family’s safety then individually, we all can be safe from the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 is a worldwide health issue and it destroyed many lives just within five months. Just within few months COVID-19 took the face of a pandemic resulting in a lockdown all over the world. It disrupted our daily lives and collapsed our economic balance. Because of the lockdown the rate of domestic violence increased all over the world. It has hampered the lives of the people who are dependent on daily income. Finally, it has a massive impact on our health which is our ultimate wealth.

On the note of health issues, I said it earlier that this virus spread faster than we can imagine, so for our individual safety we need to stay home because staying home means staying safe. That’s why we have to ensure our inside home safety and we should also think about our community. When one person in your area or in your building has tested positive for COVID-19, the whole building or area gets locked down. The reason behind locking down the entire area or the building is to delay the spread and to protect our community. We all know “charity begins at home” but for this situation we can say, “safety begins at home.” So, there we go if our safety begins at home, we need to ensure our inside safety through several ways for example, through cleaning our clothes regularly after coming home from outside. Continuously cleaning those things which we frequently touch. Continuously reminding everyone that they have to wash their hands for 20 seconds every few hours. On that note, we have to understand that to fight with coronavirus we all need to practice personal hygiene in every sector and along with the individual hygiene we also need to maintain inside home safety of our family and community because inside home safety is equally important to fight with coronavirus.   

SITUATION ANALYSIS

 Introduction

The situation analysis describes the whole scenario of why we should be concerned about the facts we are facing right now and what will be the situation we have to handle next. The program addresses global situations and the national situation for the COVID-19.  The situation analysis should be based on data from research, program, documents and local knowledge. A situation analysis is an essential part for this campaign and should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is current. 

 Concept

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in WUHAN the capital of China's Hubei province. The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell. Coronavirus disease spreads primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or object that has the virus on it, then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. People may be sick with the virus for 1 to 14 days before developing symptoms. The most common symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment.

More rarely, the disease can be serious and even fatal. Older people, and people with other medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), may be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill. People may experience cough, fever, tiredness and difficulty breathing (severe cases)

You can protect yourself and help prevent spreading the virus to others if you wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub, cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze, avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell and stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell. The most important thing you should not do is touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean.

There is no specific medicine to prevent or treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). People may need supportive care to help them breathe. If you have mild symptoms, stay at home until you’ve recovered. You can relieve your symptoms if you rest and sleep, keep warm, drink plenty of liquids and use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to help ease a sore throat and cough.

During COVID-19 the only thing the government ordered is to "stay home stay safe" meaning we have to stay home to protect ourselves from COVID-19 virus and also stop or delay it from spreading. During these uncertain situations we also need to make sure our inside home is safe so that our family including us can be safe, especially when we are going to spend most of the time in the house all locked down under one roof. Therefore, we need to clean surfaces like tables, door handles, keyboards, light switches and remote controls very frequently. Many people are choosing home deliveries over having to go to the shops. But that is not without its risks. To limit the danger of a delivery worker potentially passing on the infection, ask them to leave the goods on your doorstep. Also avoid having guests. Always maintain social distancing and no shaking hands or hugging.

Global Situation

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 has been traced back to 1 December 2019 in Wuhan, one unconfirmed report suggests the earliest case was on 17 November Doctor Zhang observed a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause on 26 December, upon which her hospital informed Wuhan Jiangshan on 27 December. Initial genetic testing of patient samples on 27 December 2019 indicated the presence of a SARS-like coronavirus. A public notice was released by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on 31 December. The WHO was informed on the same day. As these notifications occurred, doctors in Wuhan were warned by police for "spreading rumors" about the outbreak. The Chinese National Health Commission initially claimed that there was no "clear evidence" of human-to-human transmission.

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On 31 December 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology (unknown cause) detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. From 31 December 2019 through 3 January 2020, a total of 44 case-patients with pneumonia of unknown etiology were reported to WHO by the national authorities in China. During this reported period, the causal agent was not identified. On 11 and 12 January 2020, WHO received further detailed information from the National Health Commission China that the outbreak is associated with exposures in one seafood market in Wuhan City. The Chinese authorities identified a new type of coronavirus, which was isolated on 7 January 2020. On 12 January 2020, China shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus for countries to use in developing specific diagnostic kits. On 13 January 2020, the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand reported the first imported case of lab-confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. On 15 January 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) reported an imported case of laboratory-confirmed 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. • On 20 January 2020, National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for the Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea.

Situation updated (January 20, 2020- April 9, 2020)

As of 20 January 2020, 282 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV have been reported from four countries including China (278 cases), Thailand (2 cases), Japan (1 case) and the Republic of Korea (1 case); Cases in Thailand, Japan and Republic of Korea were exported from Wuhan City, China. Among the 278 cases confirmed in China, 258 cases were reported from Hubei Province, 14 from Guangdong Province, five from Beijing Municipality and one from Shanghai Municipality. Of the 278 confirmed cases, 51 cases are severely ill, 12 are in critical condition. Six deaths have been reported from Wuhan City. Reported incidence of confirmed 2019-nCoV cases Table 1. Countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, 20 January 2020.

Table -1

This was the first report by WHO. This graph shows how the virus affected peoples from different countries to areas. We can see there are just 282 cases in China, Japan, Republic of Korea and Thailand and it’s in about 42days. As we already discussed how coronavirus spread and it’s too important to maintain hygienic things with proper maintenance of social distance. 

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The 9th April, 2020 reports of WHO shows that 184 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances are affected by the coronavirus COVID-19.  New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. More than 95,506 people have died from COVID19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while some 1,596,496 infections have been confirmed in at least 184 countries and territories. More than 354,006 people have recovered to date.

In the total number of cases, the most affected country is the USA. Where about 468,566 people were infected by coronavirus and about 425,947 cases are active, 10,011 are in serious condition, 25,928 recovered and just 2,353,096 people were tested. So, the death ratio is 50 in 1 million and only 7,109 tests in 1 million. In the USA the first case was on February 15th with 15 cases. On the 9th of April it was 468,566. So, we can see in 55 days how the COVID-19 spreads in the USA. On 15th march its 69 deaths with 3,613 cases. On 31th March 4,057 deaths with 1,89,789 cases. 

In Spain 153,222 infected were active cases 85,610 with series condition 7,371. The ratio 330 in 1 million, 7,593 people tested and 15.447 deaths, recovered 52,165. In Spain the total number of people tested is 3,55,000. In Spain the first case was recorded on 15th February with 3 cases. After one month in 31th march case recorded 95,923 with death cases 8,464. The first case was in March 3 with 1 death. 

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In Italy 142,626 people were infected with 18,279 deaths. About 28, 4270 people recovered, in critical condition 3,605 Italy is in the top of deaths troll in the world where 853,369 tested and 2,375 cases in 1 million. The first case in Italy was recorded on 15th February with a number of 3 cases. On the 1st march it was 1,701 cases, in 31th march it was 105,792. On 15th march deaths recorded 368, in March 21th its 793, in 27th of march its pick the highest deaths in Italy 919. After that day on the 29th of March, it hit 889 deaths. In daily new deaths Italy hits the top in 55 days of this situation.  

In France 117,749 infected in 55 days and deaths troll 12,210. About 7,066 cases are in critical condition with 72,267 cases in mild condition. Recovery ratio is 23,206. In 1 million 187 people's deaths were confirmed. 5,114 people tested in 1 million where 333,807 tested in total. First death recorded on 15th April. 

France hit the most deaths in one day April 7th it was 1,417. On April 2nd it was 1,355 and 3rd time it hit 1,341. So, in daily death ratio France hits back-to-back over 1000+ deaths April 2nd and 3rd. 

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In Germany the total case confirmed 118,235 cases. Where deaths 2,607 with 52,407 reordered recoveries. Serious condition 4,895, active cases in 9th April 4,949, 1,317,887 testes in total, 31 deaths in 1 million, 15,730 tests in 1 million. First case recorded 16 in February. Most deaths in one day march 27 with 6,933. In Iran the total number of cases confirmed was 66,220. Where deaths 4,110 with 32,309 recovered. Serious condition 4,895. 

These are the details of seven countries which are in the top of coronavirus affected countries. The Global situation is going in the most sensitive periods. Countries all over the world are not prepared for this pandemic. People from around the world suffer from food, shelter, hygienic water, and treatments. All country's governments declare the lock down for people’s safety but all of this some countries can’t afford the pressure of lockdown. People don’t have enough food, or even not enough masks to protect themselves. After all of these tragic USA presidents Trump threatens WHO for not funding to help world health. It’s also very depressing for poor countries. 

There are 79 reports by WHO which counted from the first case in Wuhan. In the last report WHO divided the cases all over the world by region. The chart shows all region with cases, deaths, recovery: 

 National Situation

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first three known cases were reported by the country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on 7 March 2020. As of 7 April 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has confirmed testing 3610 samples among which there are a total of 218 confirmed cases, 33 recoveries, and 20 death watches in the country. 

Experts criticized that not enough tests were conducted in the country that has a population of over 160 million. Newspaper reports and social media continued to report about additional deaths of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Some of the deceased were treated at COVID-19 isolation centers at hospitals in the districts and others were denied treatment, though no tests were conducted to confirm contagion. For a long time, testing was centralized only at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in the capital Dhaka, although patients with symptoms were reported all around the country. On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shutdown effective from 26 March to 4 April. 

On 5 April 2020, in a nation-wide televised address, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh outlined measures and plans undertaken by the Government to address the COVID-19 impact. Concerning the health sector response, she referred to the National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 in Bangladesh, which was developed based on the country’s previous experience and WHO guidelines. The Prime Minister informed that public expenditure would increase and social protection space would expand. The Prime Minister unveiled stimulus packages in the total amount of BDT 72,750 crore (around US$8.5 billion and about 2.5% of GDP) to counter the effects of the COVID-19 on the country's economy. 

On 5 April 2020, the Ministry of Public Administration of Bangladesh announced the extension of the general holidays to include 12-13 April 2020, as well as the Bengali New Year on 14 April. Emergency services, transportation of agricultural products, fertilizer, insecticides, fuel, newspaper, food, industrial products, medical equipment, emergency, and necessary products, as well as kitchen market, food, pharmacies, and hospitals will remain operational. There will be a limited operation of the banking system during these holidays. Public transportation (rickshaws, vans, transportation, rail, bus services) will be resumed in a phased manner. 

As of 5 April 2020, among the 88 COVID-19 reported cases, 61% (54) were males. Table below is showing the age distribution of COVID-19 confirmed cases.

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There has been an increasing trend in the number of reported confirmed cases since 3 April 2020, most probably due to expansion of COVID-19 testing in the country and establishing testing capacity in 14 laboratories.   By 06 April, a total of 3,610 samples were tested of which 11% (401) were tested by laboratories outside Dhaka city. In the 24 hours a total of 550 samples collected all over the country of them 23% (126) were from outside Dhaka. The overall COVID-19 test rate in Bangladesh is 2.23/100,000 population.

As of 6 April, in line with the plan adopted by the DGHS on 31 March 2020, COVID-19 testing expansion is being progressively rolled out across the country. The map shows the geographical distribution of the COVID-19 laboratories. Currently, there are 14 laboratories, which perform COVID-19 testing and number of tests conducted:

A. Inside Dhaka: 

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control & Research (IEDCR), Mohakhali, Dhaka; 2114 tests. Institute of Public Health (IPH), Mohakhali, Dhaka; 387 tests. International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (Icddr,b) Mohakhali, Dhaka; 466 tests. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Cantonment, Dhaka (for personnel of Armed Force). Child Health and Research Foundation (CHRF), Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka; 47 tests. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahabag, Dhaka; 63 tests. Institute for Development of Science and Health Initiative (ideSHi), Mohakhali, Dhaka; 79 tests. National Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Agargaon, Dhaka; 05 tests.

B. Outside of Dhaka:

Cox’s Bazar (IEDCR field Lab): 21 tests. Rangpur Medical College; 42 tests. Rajshahi Medical College-Rajshahi; 66 tests. Mymensingh Medical College; 128 tests. 5. Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease (BITID), Fouzderhat, Chattogram; 144 tests. 

The below figure is showing the number of quarantine individuals per Division, 5 April 2020, Bangladesh

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As of 6 April, there are 269 individuals at home quarantined; since home quarantine was established in the country to 6 April 2020, a total of 66,071 were quarantined of which 81% (53,412) were released.  

Of these, 24% (15,455/66,071) were quarantined in Dhaka followed Chattogram (23%, 15.455), Khulna (22%, 14,481), Rajshahi (11%, 7,167), Rangpur (5%, 3,458), Sylhet (5%, 3,437), Barisal (5%, 3,069) and Mymensingh (4%, 2,884). 

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In Bangladesh total tests recorded 6,175 where total cases confirmed positive 330. As we can see in the graph, in April 9TH the infected 276 where 33 people recovered. Cases recorded in 1 million 2 and total deaths in 1 million 0.1. were tested in 1 million 37.

On 18 March, Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus death. The patient was aged over 70 and had various medical conditions like COPD, diabetes, hypertension, heart problems. As of March 19, a total of 397 individuals have been tested since January 21, 2020. Among all those tested, there were a total of 17 positive cases, 3 recoveries and 1 death. The third known coronavirus-related death was announced. As of March 26, a total of 920 individuals have been tested among which there are a total of 44 positive cases, 11 recoveries and 5 deaths.

On April 7, the country had the largest number of cases so far in both detected number of cases and the number of deaths, with 41 new detected cases and 5 new deaths makes the number of positive cases from 123 to 164 and deaths increased from 12 to 17. 3 more dead coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, IEDCR said today. The death toll now stands at 20. 

The UN Resident Coordinator and WHO Representative to Bangladesh circulated the draft Country Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) to the Embassies, Development Partners and Donors. The CPRP covers the following areas: surveillance and laboratory; contact tracing and POE; case management and infection prevention control; risk communication and community engagement; logistics and procurement. The requested amount for immediate response needs under the CPRP is USD 297 million.

As of 30 March 2020, WHO received USD 1million for the COVID-19 response in Bangladesh from global appeal (USAID and BMGF). Additionally, through local resource mobilization, WHO Bangladesh raised USD 250,000 from DFID. DFID has agreed to support USD 3 million and USD 1 million for COVID-19 response at the central level in Dhaka and in Cox’s Bazar, respectively. WHO Bangladesh also receives remote support from experts in the UK, to address the ongoing response.

Since 27 March 2020, COVID-19 testing capacity has been expanded to include additional five laboratories: Institute of Public Health (IPH), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Child Health Research Foundation at Shishu Hospital, Sher e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, and icddr,b and Dhaka Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Chattogram.  WHO is working with the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) the MOHFW to develop regulatory interventions for effective market control of COVID-19 products to address potential risks for falsified medical products entering the market in light of the acute shortages in medicines and other products for management of COVID-19.

The DGHS released the new COVID-19 Case Management guidelines, aligned with the latest WHO technical guidance, and distributed it to all health facilities; training for health staff on case management is scheduled next week.  DGHS provided training in infection prevention and control (IPC) at hospitals for COVID-19 cases to 710 doctors and 43 nurses; among them two doctors from each district (one residential medical officer and one medical officer from Civil Surgeon office) got trained. The DGHS continues video training in COVID-19 hospital management and hospital infection prevention and control; the training is conducted individually for each division and its districts. As of 5 April, 915 physicians and 98 nurses received the training. 

In the follow-up to discussions on sourcing the locally-produced PPE items while ensuring the quality, the DGHS and partners agreed that a qualified inspection company is essential to certify that locally produced PPE products are compliant with WHO standards. ILO will assist in identifying and engaging a technical expert to address this matter with active oversight from the DGHS and WHO regarding certification; DGHS will liaise with DGDA, as needed. 

As of 6 April, the following guidelines and information notes related to COVID-19 case management and infection prevention have been developed by the DGHS: Guideline for Hospital Management of COVID-19 cases and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); Home care guideline for mild COVID-19 patients; Guideline or Standard Operating Procedures for Disinfection and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC); Guideline for the preparation of disinfectants; Guideline and Standard Operating Procedure for Hospital Waste management; Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on dead body management and burial/ final disposal; Rational use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect from COVID-19; and Guideline for the COVID-19-related waste management of hospitals and airports. 

On 19 March, Emergency Health Cluster held its 2nd meeting dedicated to the COVID-19 with fifty-one (51) participants representing WHO, Directorate General of Health Services, the national Department of Disaster Management, UN agencies, donor agencies, national and international NGOs. Held at the WHO Office in Dhaka, the meeting focused on the presentation

of the National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19, developed by the national health authorities with technical support of the WHO Country Office in Bangladesh.  21 March, WHO Representative met with Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor to discuss the current situation of COVID-19 in the city, preparedness and response measures, and international examples in fighting the spread of COVID-19.

Distribution of individuals currently on home quarantine and individuals, who have completed their 14-day home quarantine, as of 24 March 2020 (source: IEDCR)

Millions of transport workers in Bangladesh have been left jobless after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

According to rights groups and labor unions, an estimated 9 million workers have no source of income ever since March 26 when the government barred all transport operations, except emergency services.

A local organization, Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association, has urged operators and unions to ensure support for nearly 9 million transport workers, including drivers and other staff, affected by the crisis.

“According to unofficial data, there are 7 million workers in land transport and 2 million more working in sea transport in Bangladesh. Almost all of them are facing immense troubles at the moment and are getting no help from owners, unions, or other labor bodies,” Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, the association’s secretary general, told Anadolu Agency.

In February, the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission started an investigation over reports that Ullah earned over 10 million Bangladeshi takas ($125,000) on a daily basis through extortion in the transport sector.

The number of people infected by coronavirus are increasing every day in Dhaka and other areas. As soon as any patient of Covid-19 is detected, the building, the street or the area they live in are immediately put under lockdown by police.

The number of infected people is the highest in the capital compared to other areas due to which more areas here are being put under lockdown every single-day. Police said they are imposing a lockdown on these buildings and areas under orders from the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Till now, coronavirus patients have been detected in 27 out of 50 units of Dhaka Metropolitan City. Lockdown areas are Ramna unit’s areas under lockdown, Agrani Bank’s main branch in Motijheel under lockdown, Adabor police have locked down street number 17 of the area, five separate buildings in Razia Sultana road, Tajmahal road, Krishi Market road, Babar road and Bosila Uttar More area of Mohammadpur, a building in Nobinagar street under Mirhazaribag area. Kalabagan Central road building under lockdown, Road 11 of Khilkhet Nikunja 2 under lockdown, eight-storied building locked down in Hazaribag, 3 building in Lalbag under lockdown, 2 buildings locked down in Wari. 2 buildings locked down in Paltan, 2 buildings lockdown in Badda. Police have locked down a building in street number 15 of Gulshan-1and building number 46,48 and 50 in road 1 and also other areas lockdown in Old Dhaka

A distressing scenario vis-à-vis the negative impact of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 on Bangladesh tourism began unfolding weeks later. By that time, a number of the COVID-19 cases had been detected in the country. Media photographs of the country's two beaches without tourists amply showed the plight of the sector. Tour operators now forecast a bleak future awaiting the sector.

Still, a section of domestic tourists dared to visit a few spots amid the panicky situation caused by the pandemic in the making. Many noticed in the desperation of these tourists their inherent love for moving out of home and visiting the sites of their choice. However, they couldn't go further. In a few days, the district and local administrations slapped stringent bans on visiting tourist spots. Hotel and motel owners were asked to discourage the eager tourists from staying at those accommodations.

Only 15% of Bangladeshi workers earn more than $6 a day. The economic shutdown sparked by COVID-19 threatens millions of livelihoods in the country imminently.

According to World Bank data, only 15% of Bangladesh’s population makes more than 500 taka ($5.90) a day. They can meet their daily expenses, send their children to school, and hope that they reserve enough for an emergency health crisis. Most villagers depend on remittances from the cities or abroad. But because this is a global crisis, people everywhere are out of work. Income has stopped. Covid-19 catches the Bangladesh financial sector at an inopportune time. Banks were trying to come to terms with the Ministry of Finance directive of 6% and 9% caps to interest rates on deposits and loans; vulnerable asset quality; moribund capital markets; and a struggling microfinance sector as access to donor funds and bank financing become more competitive. 

Bangladesh's economy is also integrated with the global economy. The degree of trade openness in the economy is currently 38.24 percent. Countries such as Canada, the US, and the European Union are major export destinations for Bangladesh. Middle Eastern and South East Asian countries are sources of Bangladesh's remittances. So, economic effects on those countries will also have significant consequences for Bangladesh.

At times of economic turmoil, small businesses and startups are usually the worst hit. Raising funds is difficult as it is, for small businesses and startups. When it comes to SME’s, in an environment of 6% and 9%, access to finance will become more difficult as banks will be reluctant to make SME loans at 9%, since SME operations are more expensive for banks. It is hoped that the Government will offer SMEs some form of reprieve in the stimulus package that is being designed. For Bangladeshi startups, although the ecosystem is at an early stage, with a handful of startups responsible for a lion share of funds raised, Covid-19 has had adverse consequences.

The ADB has estimated that Bangladesh will lose about 1.1 percent of its GDP in the worst-case scenario—when the outbreak will last at least for six months. It implies that coronavirus can take away USD 3.02 billion from Bangladesh's economy. Additionally, it is also being apprehended that there could be 894,930 job losses due to a global economic downturn.

The government on Sunday announced four fresh stimulus packages worth Tk 67,750 crore to enhance its effort to overcome the economic losses due to the coronavirus situation. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced the packages at a press conference at her official residence Ganabhaban 12 days after she came up with the first stimulus packages of Tk 5,000 crore for the export-oriented sectors.

The overall size of the stimulus packages now stood at Tk 72,750 crore, nearly 2.52 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, said Hasina, adding that both local and export-oriented products deserved supports amid domestic and global economic crisis caused by COVID-19 that prompted a countrywide shutdown since March 26.

Of the fresh packages, Tk 30,000 crore announced for big industries and the service sector will be distributed by commercial banks as working capital loan at 9 percent interest rate with the government providing 4.5 per cent in subsidy.

Under the second package worth Tk 20,000 crore, small and medium enterprises, including cottage industries, would also get working capital loan at 9 percent interest rate with the government giving 5 per cent subsidy.

 Why Is This a Problem?

COVID-19 as known as Coronavirus has become one of the biggest international health crises in world’s history. I was watching Al Jazeera news where they reported more than 1,002,000 people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease worldwide, as the death toll surpassed 51,000 while about 208,000 patients recovered.

Health related problems 

During this global pandemic, the entire world is at lockdown for almost a month now. No one is allowed to leave their home without a valid reason and on top of that the news channels and social media are always showing news and giving updates on COVID-19 infected people and how many people who died because of it. This is causing people to panic and even feel anxious and depressed. This COVID-19 has affected many people mentally and physiologically. Even the health care workers are being affected. During infectious disease outbreaks, healthcare workers have suffered adverse psychological reactions. To learn whether this was true of the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers conducted a cross-sectional, geographically stratified survey of 1257 healthcare workers (39% physicians; 61% nurses; 72% of nurses had junior titles) from 34 hospitals (20 in Wuhan; 7 elsewhere inside Hubei province, and 7 outside the province).

The researchers used validated rating scales to assess anxiety, depression, insomnia, and distress/post-traumatic stress symptoms from January 29 to February 3, 2020, close to the Wuhan outbreak's peak. Overall, 42% were directly caring for patients with COVID-19. There were high rates of depression (50%), anxiety (45%), insomnia (34%), and distress (72%); median scores, however, barely reached the mild range. Symptoms were higher in nurses, women, people caring for COVID-19 patients, and those in Wuhan (symptoms were lowest outside Hubei). Of these higher-risk groups, 10% to 20% scored in the moderate or severe range. (Journal Watch, March 27, 2020)

COVID-19 is also a problem because in Bangladesh many people who are not even infected are being misdiagnosed and because of that they are losing lives. Some people are dying on the streets and no one is coming near to check whether that person is dead or alive. The biggest problem now is that the people who have other diseases are also not getting the proper care or medications. The older people are at high risk of dying if they get infected as their immune system is weak. Therefore, we all should look after each other in this time of crisis so that we can come out of this together.

Beyond health-related problems 

The coronavirus pandemic death toll in Spain passed 10,000 on Thursday, as the country reported its highest single-day number of deaths since the outbreak began, with the total rising by more than 1,000 to 10,096 among 110,238 infections. These numbers are terrifying. Every day the numbers are increasing horrifyingly. The world has shut down. All the countries locked down their borders. Most European countries are washing their roads with disinfectant solutions. If we look at our country, things are very different. Yes, the government locked down our country and states but acting pretty funny. Government uses armed forces to make sure people stay home and nobody gets out without masks but the masks everybody uses are completely useless against any kind of viruses. Government not taking any major steps except pushing us inside. They are influencing home owners not to take rents but they are charging for electricity, gas, water bills. My dad passed away a couple of months ago. Our only income comes from the house rents now. What will people like us do? Job holders are getting paid in spite of staying home, but we the house owners are not. We are trying to be considerate towards them and provide as much food as we can to the people in need, but still, they are arguing not to take rents. I don’t know where the justice is in it. It is an international crisis. Everyone should take it very seriously and we need to be very clean, wash hands for 20 seconds every couple of hours. We should use masks, stop gatherings in public places, and maintain social distance. Only our consciousness can save us. But what will the daily-wage earners do? The big question still stays unanswered.

Baseline Research

Baseline research is a survey that is conducted during the monitoring and evaluation process to measure the impact of the campaign. It is also known as rapid survey. Our baseline survey was conducted on 10 different families belonging to the same community, that is, they all live in Mohammadpur area. The followings are the questions that we asked all the members of these 5 families, in total 20 family members:

RESEARCH FINDINGS

Ways to clean hands

85% of people said that they use soap and alcohol-based sanitizer to clean their hands, whereas 15% of people said that they use only water.

Frequency of washing hands

90% of people said they wash their hands 8-10 times for 20 seconds, whereas 10% people said that they wash 15-20 times for 10 seconds.

Touching Face is prohibited 

80% of people said that they do not touch their face with their hands, whereas 20% people said they do.

Frequency of disinfecting home

85% of people said that they frequently disinfect their home, whereas 15% do not.

Does and Don’ts after coming home

75% of people said that they take a shower and rinse the entire body with soap immediately after coming home from outside, whereas 25% said they just wash their hands with soap.

Strong immune system

90% of people said that they eat fruits that contain vitamin C to keep their immune system strong, whereas, 10% people said they just drink a lot of water.

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS

An audienceanalysis is a process used to identify and understand the priority and influencing audiences. The priority and influencing audiences are those people whose behavior must change in order to be ensure inside home safety during COVID-19 crisis. In our Baseline Research we selected the people who live in Mohammadpur area as it is one of the hot spots for COVID-19 infected people. Therefore, our audience here are the people/families who live in this area and might get infected if not aware of the precautions that are necessary to take. There are 3 types of audiences in audience analysis. They are:  

Primary Target Audience

Secondary Target Audience

Tertiary Target Audience

[vrystalius]

💕 The Love Languages of Hashira

How the hashira express their love for you!

Here’s part 2 with Giyu, Obanai, Mitsuri and Shinobu.

Here’s my masterlist. My requests are open <3

Author’s Note: I didn’t use any gender specific pronouns, or at least tried to. This is my very first thingy I posted on here, so please tell me your opinion on this piece! Correct me on grammatical and spelling errors, english is not my first language. Anyways, enjoy! <3

Note: Tysm for over 100 notes!!

Pairing: Sanemi, Gyomei, Kyojuro, Tengen x gn!reader

💚Sanemi Shinazugawa 💚

Acts of service (Intensity: 6/10)

Sanemi isn’t very good with words, often coming off as rude and cold, even if he tries to be nice. He just has this talent to come off as an asshole. His intimidating appearance is not helping it.

So instead of relying on his words to express his love and affection for you, he would much rather do acts of service, even if they are small. Sanemi helps you undress after a long day, his movement slow and gentle as if you’re the most fragile thing that ever grazed his touch, folding your clothes and putting them aside to wash later. He massages your shoulders, his large palms hitting all the right spots and making the knots disappear. He cooks for you, having picked up a recipe or two from his mother, who taught him back then when Sanemi had to cook for his siblings with whatever they had. The meals he makes are personal comfort dishes and he likes sharing them with you.

Physical affection (Intensity: 8/10)

Something Sanemi just loves to do after a long night his duties is to just melt in your arms. Sanemi is a very light sleeper, waking up because of everything and any sound, but something that makes him feel more secure is to sleep in your arms. The warmth of your skin makes him feel safe and comforted, feel loved and wanted, some sort of save haven. Somewhere he can always return to.

But Sanemi also shows his affections during the day, may it be some quiet handholding or holding you by your waist, reminding himself that you are right here, with him. Hugs are a little difficult for him though, he just doesn’t really know what to do. Sanemi stiffens up immediately when you hug him, especially out of nowhere. 

Quality time (Intensity: 10/10)

(I’m going to keep this part short since it was already kind of in the two above)

If he could, Sanemi would spend all of his time in the day and night with you. Doesn’t matter what you two are doing, he just wants to be close to you and soak in your presence. He likes it when you watch him train though, that’s when he gets to show off all his muscles and skill, making you laugh and perhaps even jokingly squeeze his bicep.

“Y’know, I can make us some ohagi after this. I-If ya want.”

🤎 Gyomei Himejima 🤎

Physical affection (Intensity: 9/10)

As a blind man, Gyomei relies on his other senses to guide him. His favourite way to express his affection also is influenced by that. Since he can’t stare at you for hours a day, even if he’d love to, he’ll simply hold you close for hours as compensation. Since Gyomei is much larger than you, he loves to cuddle you close against his chest. His favourite thing is to caress your back while you listen to his calm heartbeat.

During the day Gyomei likes having his large palm on your body. For example on your shoulder to show his support and comfort, or on your waist so he can take a walk with you while staying close, or just gentle, but big bear hugs. 

Words of affirmation (Intensity: 7/10)

Gyomei likes having long conversations with you during breaks of his training or after a long night fighting demons. He enjoys listening to you talk about your day and tell him all about the things you have done, no matter how boring or unimportant it seemed to you. Gyomei would sit there in silence, rubbing his palms together in his usual gesture and listen with a soft smile on his face.

What Gyomei loves to do as well is to compliment you. He can’t really say anything about your appearance, not that he cares, so his compliments are always different and even a little creative. From complimenting how you smell, to the way how comforting your footsteps sound. 

“Ah, my light, it’s you. Sit, I have just finished my daily training. We can talk a little.”

❤️‍🔥 Kyojuro Rengoku ❤️‍🔥

Receiving gifts (intensity: 6/10)

To say that Kyojuro loves your cooking is an understatement. This man will compliment your cooking in every way possible, no matter if you dish him the most exquisite five star high grade wagyu or plate him one of Tengen’s Muscle Mice with a sprinkle of salt. Whatever it is, he will eat it and he will thank you for it (loudly). 

Kyojuro loves it when you give Senjuro gifts too, it makes him feel warm inside when he sees his little brother happy and taken care of. 

He also adores it when you buy him things that remind you of him. For example, a yukata with a flame pattern, or buy him a batch of sweet potatoes that he will inhale in a span of two days maximum.

Words of affirmation (intensity: 10/10)

Kyojuro lives and breathes to praise you on everything you do. He adores you and isn’t shy to express it, even in front of the other hashira (even though Sanemi gives him a glare every time he does it).

He praises you on everything you do. How you’re dressed, your hair, your face, your voice… the list goes on and on.

But when it’s dark out and you two are in bed, he whispers his sweeting nothings and compliments into your ear while holding you close to his body.

Physical affection (intensity: 8/10)

Kyojuro’s body is a heater, wich is gruelling in the summer but a blessing in the winter. He wraps you into his arms, holding you close to his warm chest, caressing your back with his calloused palm and planting soft kisses on your cheek, forehead and lips. His body warmth is enough for the two of you, so blankets are not really needed.

Kyojuro is a cuddlebug, so cuddling in the summer is also a must, even though the sheets ans bodies will be soaked and dripping in the morning. You will be sweating, and Kyojuro will somehow find a way to compliment the smell of your sweat.

“My dearest flame! I just bought you s matching kimono. Now the yukata you bought and your new kimono can match! It will suit you and your body perfectly!”

🩷 Tengen Uzui 🩷

Quality time (intensity: 9/10)

Tengen adores spending time with all three of his wives, even more when it’s time at home, just chilling. Tengen could be just having your head on his lap, braiding your hair while you gossip with Makio, Hinatsuru and Suma. Tengen of course chimes in when it gets juicy.

Sometimes you visit the hotsprings all together. Tengen uses this opportunity to flex his muscles and show off, but you and the other three just giggle quietly at his embarrassing tan marks. Even though Tengen doesn’t enjoy being laughed at, he enjoys the time he spends with you and Hinatsuru, Makio and Suma.

Words of affirmation (intensity: 7/10)

Tengen loves to get complimented on his flamboyantness and flashiness, but he loves complimenting you as well. He calls you flashy, beautiful, flamboyant, adorable and more. He’s not very creative with his words, but at least he’s expressing his love!

“Well, I have to say that you three look VERY flamboyant tonight!”

“Can you call us ANYTHING but flamboyant for once?!”

“Well, we do appreciate it.”

“Yeah, but he can change them up every once in a while!”

💠

Thank you for reading my first piece of work! I was really nervous while writing and posting it, so some things may feel a little off. Sorry about that! And of course, I want to credit my cat as a co-author on this fic.

Anyways, make sure to EAT, SLEEP and DRINK enough.

Take care of yourselves <3

[secretidentie]

I've heard people talk about how gothamites probably assume the Waynes are in the mob and I think it would be funnier if that made more people (including villains) want to be in their good graces.

Goons often try to make a good impression when they're assigned to kidnap a Wayne coz they want to gain their respect while others hide so they don't get a hit put out on them. More then once a goon has brought a CV with him to kidnap Bruce coz he heard the mob pays well. Bruce just gives them jobs at WE.

The penguin would definitely want to form connections or make deals with them. When Bruce insists he isn't a mob boss Penguin thinks he's either playing dumb or he's just being used to launder the money and one of his kids is actually in charge. Tim definitely plays into the crime boss persona sometimes and is Penguin's primary suspect for the ring leader. Jason is offended that no one thinks he "gives off crime boss vibes" and almost reveals his identity in frustration.

Joker's people have also either try to hire them or form a partnership with the Waynes to get more manpower but batman always ruins those schemes prematurely. This isn't particularly unusual for batman to do but the fact that it's a near guaranteed fail indicates that there might be a mole working for Wayne, perhaps the butler, but they don't know enough about the Wayne's businesses and power to throw around baseless accusations. Besides they much prefer working with local trustworthy rogues like Matches Malone anyway.

The only villain really mad about this is Lex Luther coz now Bruce has more money, hair AND street cred then him.

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: domestic

[rajpujarajasthan]

[ami-v-dragnire]

Unpacking 📚🪴✨ __ My piece for the month of August as part of the @desiderata2023 calendar! A quick break from unpacking all the boxes in their South Downs cottage.

[dollypopup]

"Penelope should have chosen Debling!"

My sister in Christ. . .he literally dumped her???

Like just before Colin Bridgerton was on his knees after outrunning her carriage to profess how he can't stop thinking about her in his love me, choose me, I'm yours speech, Debling did the Regency equivalent of calling her a floozy who would undoubtedly cheat on him when he abandoned her for several years to chase his passions (because she would never be one of said passions since she asked outright if he could ever come to care for her and he went 'hmmmm seems unlikely! good thing you have solitary hobbies to occupy you instead!') when he has been given 0 evidence of such other than realizing she liked to look out the window because she had a crush on the boy across the street. I was ready to challenge that man to a duel for Pen's honor

His feelings for her were middling at best, I mean Christ on a Pogostick, after he asked her mum for permission to propose he isn't even happy when he opens the door and Pen is there? She's looking like a snack- nay, a whole ass MEAL, and he can't even smile? He just nods at her and dips the fuck out? You don't think it would kill Penelope to know that both her sisters have husbands who absolutely adore them and she's out here with an absent dude who likely won't even write to her?

Portia's 'Love is make believe!' speech is so transparently full of shit when you realize that we've got Dankworth who is so obsessed with Prudence that he makes heart eyes at her every waking moment and considers her his little bonbon and Albion who loves Phillipa so much that he was waiting for her to consent to sex (not realizing she didn't know what it was) for two entire years because he would never pressure her and so he was content with finishing in his pants when he kissed her to make sure she was comfortable. And you want Penelope to settle for a life of loneliness? When Colin is so besotted with her that he dreams of her and breaks every societal expectation in the book as a notorious People Pleaser to run after her and cannot even wait for the morning after being intimate with her to introduce her as his wife to his family in the middle of the night? You want her to turn down Mr "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible" Bridgerton? For LORD PENGUIN?

Be so serious right now

[midnightechoes]

You know, all in all, it's been a great year for sapphics in animation.

And it's not done! Season 5 of The Dragon Prince comes out this summer, likely featuring more of Amaya's and Janai's relationship.

Harley Quinn should be coming back sometime this Summer/Fall for more adventures of Harlivy!

Coming in October is I'm In Love With the Villainess, which follows the adventures of Rae Taylor, a normal woman who is isekaied into her favorite otome game and is determined to woo the game's main antagonist, aristocrat Claire François.

And there may be more! These are just the ones I know about currently. So yeah, a pretty great year for sapphic animation.

[hauntedbythenarrative]

the moon will sing, the crane wives

[the-ace-with-spades]

Bradley and Natasha get platonically married a few years into service and confuse the crap out of everyone.

They do it for a multitude of convenient reasons - they've been friends since flight school, they both accidentally found out they're bi but leaning toward same-sex attraction more, and had been each other's cover any time someone would start to suspect something. It comes up after Bradley puts Natasha as his next of kin and pension beneficiary (in case of death) and Natasha is like, 'you know, people are going to start questioning why we're so close'

So they don't give people a reason for suspecting - they make it official before. Nat doesn't talk to her family anymore and also makes Bradley her next of kin, they get a tax rebate, their health insurance is cheaper, they can evoke spouse privilege and get prioritised for base locations, keeping together. Married couples qualify for better housing as well and no one questions if they get a two or three-bed house, because you know, they're young, maybe they're planning to have kids soon. No one can treaten them with a DADT because who is going to believe that they're gay if they're married to each other, they have enough space that they can bring whoever they're dating back home without feeling like they need to do everything in secret.

Maybe, you know, whenever they're both alone and feel like it, they have some platonic sex...

Sure, maybe they're a weird couple - not that affectionate, not that open, talk to each other more like bickering best friends than lovers, maybe years go by and they still have no kids, maybe Natasha kept her surname, etc etc but it all could be swiftly avoided. We tried for kids but it didn't work, don't mention it around Nat/Bradley, he/she still feels guilty. We're best friends first, spouses second. The surname swap is a stupid tradition anyways. PDA is awful to see so why would we do something we don't wanna see others do?

The only real downside is that they can't be deployed together anymore.

When Jake meets Bradley after he gets re-stationed, Natasha is on deployment. They get close and closer, there's some flirting going on, and Jake is like 90% sure Bradley is not straight and is somewhat interested in him.

Push comes to shove and Bradley and Jake get deployed together (while Nat comes back home) and things continue and Jake gets 99% sure because damn, Bradley is fucking brave with how open he is with flirting, given where they are.

Then something happens and Bradley has an accident while onboard the carrier and Jake is there in the treatment bay and their CO comes around and asks Bradley, "Do you want me to call your wife, Bradshaw?" and Jake's whole world gets swept from under his feet. Because, you know, he was this close to fucking a married man.

And the worst thing is when they come back ashore and he finds out who is Bradley's wife - because Jake and Nat knew each other pretty well in USNA and he's not going to come into the mess that is their marriage.

Scratch that - the worst thing is that he can see Bradley does love Nat and that Nat loves Bradley and he doesn't know if he should say something to either. (He just doesn't know they love each other platonically only.)

They do stay married, even after DADT gets revoked, just because they're used to it now, and because the benefits are good, and really, neither of them are dating anyone seriously enough to go through the hassle.

Jake only realizes when after the mission years later, he sees Phoenix and Halo making out at the Hard Deck and tells Bradley "I think your wife is cheating on you with a woman, Bradshaw" and Bradley is like, "Yes, that would make sense given that she is a lesbian and all that."

[silverlombaxwitch]

day 15 “song lyrics” of cringetober and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THIS FUCKING EPISODE WOOHOO

song is “crooked, the cradle” by crane wives