DEALING WITH COVID-19

IN THIS PROJECT WE WANT TO SHOW HOW HAS COVID-19

CHANGED OUR WAY OF LIVING,OUR WAY OF BEHAVING AND
HOW IMPORTANT IS TO RESPECT THE RULES OF WE WANT TO
BE VICTORIOUS IN THE END.WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY OUR
PRESANTATION!

WHAT IS COVID-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an
infectious disease caused by a newly
discovered coronavirus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19
will experience mild to moderate symptoms
and recover without special treatment..

HOW IT SPREADS
The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly
transmitted through droplets generated
when an infected person coughs, sneezes,
or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to
hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or
surfaces.
You can be infected by breathing in the
virus if you are within close proximity of
someone who has COVID-19, or by
touching a contaminated surface and then
your eyes, nose or mouth.
HOW DID ALBANIA COPE WITH IT
As all countries,Covid-19 found Albania totally unprepared to
deal with the crisis.But Albanian government acted quickly to
prevent the spread of the virus by lockdowning everyone and
applying strong rules.The lockdown did prevent the quick
spread of the virus and the spreading was gradual.This helped
medical system to not collapse and bought they time to prepare
themselves.However,economically Covid-19 caused serious
problems for people.Many lost their jobs,others didn’t get their
wages and others couldn’t secure food for their famillies.Lots of
businesses bankrupted while others were close to do
so.Government approved 3 financial packages to help business
and their employees.A payment was approved even for those
who are part of economical assistance and also food supplies
were provided for them and for elders.In such a difficult
situation,humanity came into scene and people did realise what
being a human being means.Everyone tried to help each other
with everything possible to not feel the crisis even more.
STEPS TAKEN BY COUNTRIES IN FIGHTING
COVID-19
Initial measures such as shutting down borders and halting
international flights were followed by domestic transportation
restrictions, curfews and bans on mass mobility. The countries
most affected by the virus experienced heavy burdens on their
healthcare systems and witnessed shortages of medical
equipment, medication and sanitary materials. While the
measures aimed to stem the spread of the virus, they almost
fully shut down daily life and economic activities, and
governments quickly took steps to prevent such negative
impacts. With direct aids, supportive acts for employees and
employers, governments across the world attempted to help
citizens shoulder financial and social burdens of the pandemic.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION:
Turkey, for its part, shut down border gates and halted
international flights whereas traveling within the country is now
possible only if people have the permission of the provincial
governor's offices. Traveling to or from 31 provinces has been
suspended.The other countries shutting down borders and
adopting domestic measures were China, Iran, Italy, Spain,
France, Belgium, and Portugal. The U.S., Canada, Brazil, Russia,
the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Israel closed their
borders to international flights, but they did not impose strict
measures on domestic travel.As for the U.K., Ireland and
Germany, they did not adopt any measures on travel or
mobility.

MEASURES FOR WORK

LIFE
Turkey, to protect employees, banned companies from terminating
employment or service contract for three months. "Short work
allowance" was provided to companies that were forced to halt
business due to the outbreak. Those workers whose contracts were
terminated ahead of these policies -- before March 15 -- were
provided with 1,177 Turkish liras (roughly $170), monthly during
their unpaid leave or unemployment period. Employees benefiting
from cash compensation were also included in the General
Healthcare Insurance. As for the retired seniors, their Bayram
(festival) allowance was paid a month earlier.
In addition to Turkey, some other countries such as Spain, Italy,
France, Germany, and Brazil also adopted measures aimed at
protecting workers from unemployment. The U.S., U.K., China, Iran,
Belgium, Russia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria,
Portugal, India, Ireland, and Israel did not follow a similar approach.
Apart from Turkey and France, no other country made extra
payments to seniors, whereas India made contributions to pension
funds to help the poor.
Authorities in Turkey, the U.K., and Russia brought pensions to the
doors of the elderly who are at higher risk of contracting
coronavirus.
MEASURES AT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS,
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
• Countries with the most confirmed cases offer COVID-19 tests
free of charge, with the exceptions of Brazil and the
Netherlands. The treatment for the disease is offered free in
all countries apart from the Netherlands.
• The U.S. partly covers the treatment expenditure, whereas
Iran charges people with 10% of the total cost.
• There is no free distribution of medical masks in countries
other than Turkey, Spain, and Italy.
• Although Turkey, Germany, China, Brazil, Switzerland, Portugal,
and Israel do not have any problems in providing medical
masks, this continues to be a trouble for other countries,
especially the U.S. which has reported the most cases and
deaths due to the virus.
• As for the medical equipment need, countries such as Turkey,
Germany, China, Russia, Canada, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, and Portugal are on the safe page compared to
the others on the list.

The bed capacity of hospitals does not meet the needs in the U.S.,
Spain, the U.K., China, Belgium, and India; additionally, seven
countries feel the need to raise the number of intensive care units
and 15 others are in need of medication.
HOW CAN EVERYONE HELP IN THIS SITUATION?
In this situation,the best and the easiest thing
we can do is keeping social distancing and
wearing a mask.We need to sacrifice a lot of
we really want to win this battle.Hugging and
kissing should be extremely reduced no matter
how difficult can be.We should thing about our
parents and grandparents because they are
the one truly in risk.Lets not be the cause for
something undesired by all of us.
Together we can defeat Corona Virus!