A simple presentation on the Covid 19 pandemic for explaining to non-technical people. Updated on 16.03.2020.

1. COVID 19:
A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH - PRACTICE, PREVENT,PROMOTE
DEBRISHI BRAHMA, MPH
EPIDEMIOLOGIST & PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER
EMAIL - DEBRISHI@HOPSCOTCH.HEALTH

2. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF ~
WELL, ALMOST!(source: Visual Capitalist)

3. COVID 19: WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Disease - coronavirus disease, abbreviated as COVID-19.
Virus - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,
abbreviated as SARS-CoV-2.
New strain discovered in 2019. Not previously identified in
humans.
Zoonotic disease: Animals Humans Humans
First identified at Wuhan in China (29th December 2019).
Outside China, first seen at Thailand (13th January 2020)
and Japan(16th January 2020)

4. SYMPTOMS
TIME PERIOD
BETWEEN GETTING
INFECTED AND
SHOWING
SYMPTOMS?
2-14 DAYS.

5. WHO SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS?
+ PEOPLE WITH EXISTING ILLNESS
+ PREGNANT WOMEN

6. PUBLIC HEALTH:
MANAGING AN OUTBREAK
CAUSE: COVID 19
HOST: HUMANS
ENVIRONMENT
THESE THREE FACTORS ARE CRUCIAL IN MANAGING AN OUTBREAK.
WE NEED TO KNOW THE CAUSE, WHAT MAKES THE HOST
VULNERABLE TO THE CAUSE, AND WHAT ASPECTS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT LEAD TO SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
OUTBREAKS FOLLOW AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH – IF PEOPLE
PRACTICE SOCIAL ISOLATION, THEN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
FROM INFECTED PEOPLE TO HEALTHY PEOPLE CAN BE AVOIDED.

7. CURRENT
STATUS
(on 15.03.2020)
Source:
Worldometer
Source:
Our world in data

8. CURRENT STATUS
(on 15.03.2020)
Source:
Worldometer

9. DO’S AND DONT’S

10. MOM WAS RIGHT:
WASH YOUR HANDS…
……HUM A TUNE WHILE YOU’RE AT IT!
40-60 SECONDS IS ALL IT TAKES!

11. ….OR RUB WITH A SANITIZER
* OFFICIAL GUIDELINES FROM WHO SAYS SHOULD
HAVE AT LEAST OR MORE THAN 60% ALCOHOL
• WHATEVER DIY METHOD YOU’RE USING, PLEASE
ENSURE IT HAS ALCOHOL.
• PLEASE DO NOT USE METHYLATED SPIRIT, IT IS
POISONOUS.

12. SAFETY, IN YOUR SLEEVE
(AND FOR THAT THING IN YOUR POCKET)
• CAN WIPE PHONE/PHONE CASES WITH
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL WIPES/MICROFIBER
CLOTH MOISTENED WITH WATER AND
HOUSEHOLD SOAP. WASH HANDS REGULARLY
TO KEEP PHONE CLEAN! (VIDEO -
https://youtu.be/XwPVqXrJitI)

13. TO MASK
OR NOT TO MASK?

14. NAMASTE, ADAB, HOLA!

15. EAT SAFE

16. TRAVEL SAFE

17. IF YOU FEEL UNWELL,
GIVE THE DOCTOR A CALL!
• IF YOU ARE UNWELL, STAY AT HOME.
• IF YOU HAVE FEVER, COUGH AND DIFFICULTY IN
BREATHING, PLEASE CALL YOUR DOCTOR IN ADVANCE,
AND ASK FOR GUIDANCE.
• MAINTAIN SELF ISOLATION AT HOME – KEEP AT LEAST 1
METRE DISTANCE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ASK
THEM TO WEAR MASKS.
• WEAR A MASK IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. THIS
HELPS PROTECT OTHERS. USED MASKS SHOULD BE
DISCARDED IN CLOSED BINS.

18. MIND
CARE

19. AT THE WORKPLACE
• MAINTAIN HYGIENE!
• WIPE, WIPE, WIPE – SURFACES SHOULD BE CLEAN!
• PROMOTE HANDWASHING – BY EVERYONE, FOR EVERYONE.
• PROMOTE GOOD RESPIRATORY HYGIENE.
• CONSULT WITH AUTHORITIES BEFORE PLANNING ANY TRAVEL.
• PREFER TELECONFERENCING/ONLINE MEETINGS OVER FACE TO FACE MEETINGS.
• DEVELOP A RESPONSE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES WHO MIGHT BECOME UNWELL.
• ENSURE HAND SANITISERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE
• ARRANGE SEATS SO THAT PARTICIPANTS OF MEETINGS ARE ONE METRE APART.
• FOR PHYSICAL MEETINGS:
• KEEP A LIST OF ATTENDEES READY
• IN CASE SOMEONE ATTENDING THE MEETING HAS BEEN DECLARED AS COVID POSITIVE, ENSURE THAT OTHER
ATTENDEES KNOW THIS AND MAINTAIN SELF ISOLATION WHILE MONITORING THEMSELVES –
• TAKE TEMPERATURE TWICE DAILY AND KEEP THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INFORMED.

20. A FEW OTHER NOTES
• IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT OF SOMEONE PASSING AWAY DUE TO COVID 19,
ASK THE HOSPITAL FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING LAST RITES.
• ANY PRODUCTS FROM THE COW – COW DUNG OR COW URINE WILL NOT BE OF
ANY USE.
• BE CAUTIOUS WHEN ANY MEDICINE CLAIMS TO BE A CURE. UNTIL THE
WHO/CDC APPROVES IT, IT IS NOT A CURE.

21. MYTHS, BUSTED

22. MYTHS, BUSTED

23. MYTHS, BUSTED

24. FINAL WORDS
• STAY SAFE, PROTECTED, INFORMED
• EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE.
• REQUEST GOVERNMENTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC SPENDING ON HEALTHCARE, BUILD
AND IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO TACKLE FUTURE OUTBREAKS
• PREVENT SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS – LISTEN TO WHO/CDC/MOHFW/PIB(GOI) FOR
AUTHENTIC NEWS.
• AN ENGAGING WAY TO LEARN ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN A SIMPLE MANNER -
https://coronavirus-d9ca1.firebaseapp.com/

25. REFERENCES & THANKS TO:
CONTENT ON THE SLIDES HAVE BEEN SOURCED FROM:
• WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
• CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL - https://www.cdc.gov/
• OUR WORLD IN DATA - https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
• WORLDOMETER – www.worldometers.info
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
• DR. DEB’S TEAM AT HOPSCOTCH HEALTH
• DR. RACHANA VISHWAJEET, DR. SAURABH RAI, ANUSHA PURUSHOTTHAM, SOWMYA GARIGIPATI, DR. ARITRA DAS, DR. BISWAROOP CHATTERJEE,
DR. SAMBUDDHA CHAUDHURI
MEMBERS OF:
• PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK
• TISS SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
• TISS SHSS JOURNEY
• PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT