#LIHTellMeWhy: explaining COVID-19 to children!


LIH experts answer children’s questions through cartoons

The Communication team at the Luxembourg Institute of Health is pleased to announce the launch of #LIHTellMeWhy, an innovative initiative of catchy cartoons aiming to explain the COVID-19 situation to young children aged four to eight. The cartoons will be published on a weekly basis on the dedicated COVID-19 section of the LIH website. 

“Mum, can the coronavirus go through the air and walls like phantoms do? And does it have friends?"

With schools being closed and kids at home, most parents will have realised that their children have lots of questions — sometimes very down to earth, sometimes very cute and funny — on the COVID-19 situation and on the coronavirus itself. Talking to one’s children is key, but having the right answers is not always easy, since it means adjusting the amount and detail of information to fit their age, given that they see the world very differently from adults.
 
LIH is here to help from this perspective too. Aside from carrying out complex research in high-security labs, the LIH staff is also there to inspire the younger generations and arouse their interest in the fascinating world of biomedical science. Indeed, one of the missions of the Institute is to find approachable and understandable ways of communicating its activities to lay audiences, making complex topics more easily comprehensible and therefore raising awareness on Luxembourg’s research efforts among the general public.

With this in mind, the LIH Communication department adopted an innovative approach to clarifying the current COVID-19 situation to young children. The team created “#LIHtellmewhy”, an original series of cartoons, which provides simplified information on ongoing COVID-19 research and developments for kids between the ages of four to eight. Each cartoon will address a specific question in a fun, entertaining and reliable way.

The cartoons will be published on a weekly basis both on the dedicated COVID-19 section of the LIH website and on LIH social media accounts (Facebook or Instagram).

Should you wish to submit your child’s questions, do not hesitate to contact the Communication team on communication@lih.lu to have it included in the #LIHTellMeWhy saga!

Source : https://www.lih.lu/page/tell-me-why
 

Categorization of people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the remaining phases of the deployment of the vaccination strategy :

Veuillez trouver en pièce-jointe un communiqué officiel du Ministère de la Santé contenant des informations de sécurité en relation avec la chloroquine et l'hydroxychloroquine :

Below is a list of helpful resources for cancer patients :

• https://www.esmo.org/oncology-news/protecting-patients-with-cancer-against-severe-covid-19-disease-in-france
• http://www.cancer.lu/fr/coronavirus-et-cancer

What is a coronavirus?

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans.  In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.

What is Sars-CoV-2?

Previous reports referred to the virus as “Wuhan Coronavirus,” “Novel Coronavirus” and “2019-nCoV.” The virus was officially named “SARS-CoV-2” ("Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome"-Coronavirus-2) by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses on February 11. The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 is called COVID-19.

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

https://covid19.public.lu/en.html

The Patiente Vertriedung asbl created a brief clip offering you an orientation if you are looking for informations during the pandemic of Covid19

Coronavirus et santé mentale – un nouveau site web vient d'être lancé : www.covid19-psy.lu

Cette nouvelle page Internet vient en complément du site officiel du gouvernement www.covid19.lu et recense des informations utiles sur la santé mentale en période de crise sanitaire.

Toutes les communications officielles, les appels à volontaires, les formulaires et recommandations officielles sont à consulter sur www.covid19.lu.

eConsult has been operational since Thursday, March 26, 2020.

Class	Filter penetration limit (at 95 L/min air flow)	Inward leakage	Mnemonic
FFP1	Filters at least 80% of airborne particles	<22%	"anti-dust"
FFP2	Filters at least 94% of airborne particles	<8%	"against viruses s.a. flue, aviaire, SARS, corona, COVID-19 and bactéria s.a. pest, tuberculosis"
FFP3	Filters at least 99% of airborne particles	<2%	"against very fine particles from e.g. asbestos and ceramics"

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Helpful numbers during this time of crisis

In order to take account of the latest measures taken in the fight against the coronavirus "COVID-19", in particular in the field of public health, new acts for teleconsultation will be introduced in various nomenclatures, including the establishment of medical prescriptions or certificates of incapacity for work.

• A new act C45 labelled "Teleconsultation in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic according to the recommendations of the Health Directorate, including, where appropriate, the establishment of medical prescriptions or declarations of incapacity for work" to be carried out remotely by a general practitioner or a specialist, excluding dentists, is introduced into the nomenclature of medical acts and services provided by doctors.
• A new act DC45 labelled "Teleconsultation in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic according to the recommendations of the Health Directorate, including, where appropriate, the establishment of medical prescriptions" to be carried out remotely by a dentist is introduced into the nomenclature of acts and services provided by dentists.
• A new act S45 labelled "Teleconsultation in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic according to the recommendations of the Health Directorate, including, where appropriate, the establishment of medical prescriptions" to be carried out remotely by a midwife is introduced into the nomenclature of acts and services provided by midwives.

Source : https://cns.public.lu/en/actualites/2020/agences-c.html

You will find attached the official document informing about the specific rules relating to teleconsultation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: