2. Overview
History of Covid 19
International, national, and local situation
Impact on Economy, Education
Characteristics of COVID-19
How to prevent COVID-19
Strategies to Counter Stigma
3. Emerged from Hubei Province, China in December 2019
SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19
Coronavirus cause mild respiratory illnesses
The immediate risk to the general public in Dhaka and the Bangladesh is medium.
History
Of
Covid-19
5. Total confirmed cases: 279,575,556
Deaths : 5,412,192
International Situation
National Situation
Total confirmed cases: 279M
Deaths : 5.39M
Total confirmed cases:1.05m
Deaths:150k
8. Risk Factors and Severity
People with COVID-19 can have no
symptoms or develop mild, severe, or fatal
illness
Kids may have less severe disease (2% of
confirmed cases in China occurred among
those <20 years old)
Current case fatality rate ~2% among
those with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19
Risk factors for severe illness may
include:
oOlder age
oUnderlying chronic medical conditions
People with COVID-19 can have no symptoms or develop mild, severe, or
fatal illness
Kids may have less severe disease (2% of confirmed cases in China occurred
among those <20 years old)
Risk factors for severe illness may include:
• Older age
• Underlying chronic medical conditions
9. Strategies to Counter Stigma
What can we do
as Individuals
• Stay updated and informed on
COVID-19 to avoid
miscommunication or inaccurate
information
• Talk openly about the harm of
stigma
• Be conscious of your language
• Be transparent about COVID-19
Viruses don’t discriminate and neither should we
10. Impact Of Covid-19
Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and
presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world
of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is
devastating- tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty,
while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690
million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.
11. Education
Since its outbreak in late December 2019, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc
across the world and like any critical sector, education has been hit hard.
Students, schools, colleges and universities have been deeply impacted.
According to the UNESCO, over 800 million learners from around the world
have been affected, 1 in 5 learners cannot attend school, 1 in 4 cannot attend
higher education classes, and over 102 countries have ordered nationwide
school closures.