Misinformation about COVID-19

The world health organisation (WHO) has proclaimed a disease called coronavirus in year 2019 (COVID-19) a rampant . International correlate effort is required to end additional spread of the disease called coronavirus (COVID-19) . Pandemic is stated as " takes place over a extensive geographical region and acting on extraordinary excessive proportion of population " . The last pandemic was announced in 2009 and that was H1N1 flu pandemic in whole world.

On 31 December 2019 an unknown cause of pneumonia was noticed in Wuhan, Hubei district of China

According to world health organisation (WHO) , more then 4,444,670 cases have veen been raised all over the world , in 188 countries with total of over 302,493 deaths . But 1,588,858 were recovered

Impact of COVID19 in our society

Coronavirus has a great effect on our daily lives. Pandemic changed our daily routine as well at another extreme level .


The world dealing with existing humane compassionate disaster or extremity are specifically exposed to the consequences of COVID-19. Answering rapidly to the pandemic, while securing that humanitarian and recuperation endorsement extend those are mostly required, it's critical.

Misinformation about COVID-19 

Alot of conspiracy theories have been revolving around since the pandemic


Most of these theories started to travel from social media platforms , misunderstanding of people , spreading of news without confirmation and so on


Advertisement scams have declared to provide offers like free tests at home, self claimed preventions, and home made cures. Some beliefs declared that their faith is enough for them to be protected from the virus . Few people even claimed that this virus is purposely leaked to overcome the population control scheme

Sources of misinformation about COVID-19 

Mainly the misinformation started flowing from social media, online news


According the the researchers they surveyed the sources of misinformation about COVID-19


Following are the sources
Mainstream print and broadcast , conservative and liberal media , social media , online news , aggregators

The scientists grouped together to answer the following three categories

1. Mainstream media , includes network reports, publishing, together with New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
2. Conventional outlets, including Fox News and observer or blogger such as Rush Limbaugh.
3. Social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube , furthermore network news aggregators, such as Yahoo news and Google news.

Effects of misinformation about COVID-19 

COVID-19 itself has affected our lives alot as it changed almost everything we are completely doing everything in our homes (isolated) . It's really devastating not just for our mental health but as well as our physical health


During isolation we have been researching alot on COVID-19 and everything on internet can't be believed and we have been believing blindly on the misinformation and spreading it without any concern


Few of the harmful treatments spread across the world are , In Iran ( associated press 2020) . In South Korea , 46 adorer were infected by COVID-19 after church head sprinkled saltwater into their mouths out of erroneous belief that salted water can prevent COVID-19 .

Proposed framework on fighting COVID-19 

World Health Organisation (WHO) has been working on the framework since the pandemic and has came out with alot of preventions .


Fighting COVID-19 isn't an easy task , we need courage to face it , hard time comes and it's our duty to face it bravely and calmly . As the vaccine isn't produced yet we should follow all the preventions and be safe.


In retaliation to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, WHO uplifted the government instantly and simultaneously scale up the mandatory national measures to:

• Be ready and get prepared
• Avert , repress and Interrupt transmission
• Detect and test all suspect cases
• Share knowledge and spread new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.
• Prepare safe and effective clinical care

Refrences related to COVID-19 

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Information leaflet template on COVID-19
• Centers for Disease and Prevention - Preventing Spread of Disease on Commercial Aircraft: Guidance for Cabin Crew
• World Health Organization - Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases or outbreak in aviation
• IATA - Air Transport & COVID-19 Coronavirus
• ICAO - COVID-19 Security and Facilitation
• United Kingdom, Slovakia, Switzerland , Iran and so on (EASA MEMBER STATES REFRENCES)

What are the common misinformation about COVID-19 ?

• 1 in 5 people , 23% think about it either probably or surely accurate that the Chinese government produced COVID-19 as a bioarm.n.
• 1 in 10, 23% considered the same of the U.S. government
• 19%, almost 1 in 5, thought it was probably or definitely true that some at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exaggerated the degree of danger that the disease posed, as part of a plot to prevent Donald Trump’s election for a second term as President.
• Almost 1 in 5, thought it was probably or surely believed that few of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) overstated the degree of risk that the disease is stopped , as part of a plot to avert Donald Trump's election for a second term as President
• 1 in 5, 21% trusted that taking vitamin C could probably or surely avert infection.

Do most people who get COVID-19 recover?

Fact: mostly people who get COVID-19 recover from it soon


People who get COVID-19 have light or average symptoms and can recover credit to concerned care. If you have cough ,fever and face difficulties to breath look for medical care untimely - call your health facilty by your phone first. If you have fever and live in a region with dengue or malaria look for medical care right away

Conclusion  

The coronavirua disease carry on to escalate all over the world following a path that is strenuous to forecast. The health , humane and socioeconomic politics take on to the countries and will decide the speed and strength of the recovery. The ILO's four pillar policy framework introduced in this brief gives directions not only for countries as they grow theough the different levels of crises, but also for the international coterie a whole. There must be a world wide human-centred response which is grounded in unity or harmony.