‏إظهار الرسائل ذات التسميات COVID-19. إظهار كافة الرسائل
‏إظهار الرسائل ذات التسميات COVID-19. إظهار كافة الرسائل

الأحد، 5 أبريل 2020

My experience with COVID-19 infection And the treatment and recovery stage

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COVID-19
Corona virus
 

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COVID-19 



Corona New World

Corona is no longer just a virus that suddenly appeared to challenge our health system, but an epidemic that reshaped our social lifestyle and the nature of human relationships. Everything is broken with us. Schools, restaurants, cafes, universities have turned into the virtual world, and professors have become ghosts giving their lessons over the air and from behind only computer screens. People are locked in their homes for fear of catching this virus that the naked eye cannot see. There is panic in the marketplace, and getting some goods is like a miracle.

I am one of those zombies, I did not store anything in my house except one layer of eggs and a number of loaves of bread almost ending tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. What a world! I am afraid that we will soon live the atmosphere of the series "The Walking Dead", in which people kill each other for the sake of an expired sardine box.

In Medical Anthropology, a specialty that has conquered Western academies in the last thirty years and has become a field that has been academically institutionalized to become one of the most important fields that provide valuable information to governments and organizations interested in the health and medical establishment, the cognitive boundaries between medicine and anthropology have collapsed, and the latter has become interested in studying epidemics And diseases and health conditions, such as the availability of hospitals, doctors, medicines, etc., and their impact on the pattern of social and cultural relations of human groups living in one place. This anthropology also studies the opposite, i.e. the influence of societal behaviors, beliefs and cultures as important factors in creating health awareness on the spread of epidemics and diseases.
For example, a large part of the indigenous population of America (American Indians) still refrains from taking medical vaccines for religious and cultural reasons, and when large human groups refrain from taking vaccines, the risk of disease will not be a matter of their own only, but will turn into a real threat to the rest of the races and nationalities. That shares their places of residence, work and study. While the government cannot impose these vaccines on this or that human group, it also cannot ignore the gravity of the situation for other citizens. For this reason, the government of the United States of America, for example, is forced to use indirect methods to impose these vaccines on such groups, for example, by not accepting students in schools unless they present the vaccine card documenting their vaccines from the first day they were born. Whoever does not present this card will not be admitted to the school because it is prone to diseases that in turn could be passed on to the rest of the students' peers

One of the most important current Iraqi medical anthropologists is Dr. Omar Al-Diouji. His book below is Ungovernable Life, published by Stanford University and is originally his doctoral thesis at Harvard University. Al-Diuji talks about the Iraqi health system since the war of 91 and how the migration of doctors and the collapse of health institutions and hospitals since that period have greatly affected the health culture in Iraq and the low health awareness in general. These doctors were part of the process of making the state and one of its most important components under the previous Baath regime, but after the Gulf War, many doctors fled in search of safety and jobs in stable countries that do not use doctors as soldiers in the process of making the state and power. Because of this matter, the health culture in the country declined compared to the beginning of the eighties and the emergence of the state's authority to impose vaccines on people through several methods, the most important of which are mobile health teams that knock on people's doors and give them measles vaccines and the like.

I am now following what is going on in Iraq. There is no government that can impose even a curfew in order to preserve the people from the risk of contracting the Coronavirus, and there is absolutely no force in Iraq that can prevent a number of people from visiting a shrine or practicing a ritual ritual if a cleric orders them to do so. We all know this. But nevertheless, there is a clear reversal of many religious people who until last month were blaming those who warn of the danger of Corona virus and fooling his words with emotional barbs, "Pie" such as "Do not wear a muzzle" .. "Ali Al-Hafiz" .. "Do not spread panic" , And many more. Today these same people say "Don't underestimate the virus" .. "Stay at home

الاثنين، 16 مارس 2020

COVID-19: Explore working from home with examples from Sri Lankan Startup and Tech industry





COVID-19
COVID-19 

COVID-19: Explore working from home with examples from Sri Lankan Startup and Tech industry



Since our previous article on COVID-19, the number of infected cases in Sri Lanka has spiked rapidly. As the number of infected individuals continues to increase, the Government has enacted several measures to encourage social distancing. This included declaring Monday the 16th of March as a public, bank, and mercantile holiday. 
This is the best course of action as social distancing will prevent more infections and deaths. Many local startups and companies in the tech industry have taken this to heart. They’ve also introduced measures enabling employees to work from home. 



The importance of social distancing and other precautions to prevent COVID-19 in one graph. (Image credits: The Guardian)

Emphasizing on the importance of such measures, Madu Ratnayake, CIO of Virtusa, a global IT services company founded in Sri Lanka, spoke to ReadMe stating “As a top priority, we have to safeguard the wellbeing of our team members and of fellow citizens, while ensuring we minimize the economic impact to them.”  
Sharing his thoughts on a broader perspective he also added “The IT & Knowledge industries must adopt modern ‘work from home’ practices and enact policies for social distancing while enabling businesses. The government and the industry must work hand in hand in this hour of need; a necessity to safeguard our country from this epidemic, and set the foundation for a ‘new normal’ to prepare for future pandemics.” 

Sentiments of the tech industry around remote working 

Previously, we shared how Ruwindhu Peiris from STAX Inc, a global management consulting firm and Jiffry Zulfer from PickMe, a local ride-hailing app have completely adopted remote working. But they’re not the only ones. “All of our staff in Kuala Lumpur & Colombo have been asked to work from home. All travel has been banned. Some of our regional staff have flown back to Sri Lanka and have been asked to practice 14 days of self-quarantine,” said Harsha Purasinghe, Founder & CEO of Microimage, a leading regional software provider based in Sri Lanka. 
Rootcode Labs, a local software product engineering startup, too has encouraged its employees to work from home. Explaining this decision, it’s Founder and CEO, Alagan Mahalingam said, “Being a software product engineering company, Rootcode Labs belongs to one of the very few blessed industries which can withstand an outbreak like this by deploying distance-working measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.” 



To keep COVID-19 at bay, several companies have announced measures to allow employees to work from home (Image credits: The American Genius)

Yet, if we’re to keep COVID-19 at bay, other industries too need to adopt similar measures. Thankfully, technology has evolved to facilitate this for several industries. Elaborating on this, CEO of Hutch, a local telecom service provider, Thirukumar Nadarasa shared, “Working from home has long been a workplace aspiration. Today’s confluence of circumstances and technology has made this a more mainstream reality for businesses. We have at our disposal, cheaper laptops, VPNs, and alternative communication channels. These channels include social media and OTT apps alongside traditional SMS to directly communicate with customers.”  
Sharing his thoughts, CIO of ESOFT Metro Campus, a private educational institute, Shageevan Sachithanandan said, “This is an opportunity for companies to experiment the readiness of their employees to adopt remote working. They simply need to be brave and identify creative ways to monitor the progress of their business activities, meanwhile making sure their employees stay safe at home. We’ve been running a pilot with a limited number of employees for the last 3 months and it has increased efficiency, productivity and availability.”



Cheaper laptops, VPNs, alternative online communication channels, and other technologies have made remote working a mainstream reality for businesses (Image credits: Shelly Palmer)

Omar Sahib, CEO of WEBXPay, a local online payment gateway, also shared, “Our staff has been advised to work from home. It’s not a challenge as we operate off the cloud. We’ve also posted an online directory where consumers can shop for essential goods online. This is the time for entrepreneurs to spread the message to adopting online purchasing. With the Central Bank announcing 2020 as the year of digitalisation, it’s a good time for customers to explore the online space and pivot into the digital era.” 
Indu Nanayakkara, Head of Digital Marketing at Boost Metrics, a digital marketing agency based in Sri Lanka added, “Personally, I believe working from home is one of the best solutions to curb the spread of the diseases. For some industries and workplaces, this may seem like second nature, but for others, it might be a really tough decision to adopt remote working. However, there are several tools available to support them.”  

How can companies facilitate remote working?

Thanks to modern technologies, it’s now possible to carry out several jobs remotely. Even complex jobs such as keeping a telecom network running can be carried out seamlessly. 



Today, even complex tasks such as managing telecom networks can be done remotely once the necessary infrastructure is in place. For most jobs, the only infrastructure needed is an internet connection (Image credits: Conbit)

Explaining this, Thirukumar Nadarasa added, “Hutch has deployed the necessary IT infrastructure to allow its critical operations staff to safely work from home and keep the network going. The rest of our staff have smartphones and laptops at their disposal to communicate and coordinate via the Internet to ensure continued running of the business remotely.” 
So what tools can your company utilize to operate remotely? There are several options available. A familiar place to start exploring your choices might be with the free Google products you already use. Indu Nanayakkara elaborated on this further, by guiding us through a few steps a company could take forward here. 




Still, it’s up to individual companies to test and identify the approach that works best for them to facilitate remote working. Sharing their experience with remote working, Jayomi Lokuliyana, CEO of zMessenger, a local digital marketing agency said, “We’re utilizing Google Hangouts, JIRA, and other tools to connect and monitor our progress. Since last week, we have asked team members to use their own devices and work from home.” 



There are several approaches a company can use to adopt remote working amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. The 3 common principles to make it effective are effective communication, use appropriate online tools, and to be well organized (Image credits: Prototypr.io)

Whichever tools you choose, there are 3 common principles that form the foundation of an effective approach to remote working, remarks Fathhi Mohamed, Co-founder & COO of YoHo Bed, a Sri Lankan travel company with a network of premium budget hotels. These 3 principles are; a) Effective online communication between employees b) Use of appropriate online tools and c) Being well organized and disciplined to work from home.
Sharing his recent experiences, Fathhi also added, “Working from home is the future of work. We’ve been discussing this for some time now. Since we’re in the travel industry we wanted our staff to be able to travel while working. We’re not a complete tech company, so we do face some challenges. Regardless we took the opportunity and have begun trialling working from home. It’s been fun so far and everyone is enjoying it.” 

What (more) can you do?

As the days pass, one thing is for certain – the number of COVID-19 cases will rise. While the authorities continue to tackle the situation, there isn’t much we can do as individuals. The best weapon we have in this fight is social distancing. This means we should actively maintain personal hygiene and refrain from public gatherings. 
Does your company have a policy of allowing you to work from home? Then use it to stay safe indoors. If it doesn’t then speak to your management and maybe share these tips above. Ultimately, our safety is our own collective responsibility