Unusual ways countries have taken to combat Covid-19

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, countries around the world decided to take preventive guidelines in order to prevent the its spreading.

Next, you are about to see some countries that have taken the most unusual preventive measures to fight against the covid-19 pandemic, ranging from the extreme to the relaxed to the creative.

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Panama

The Central American country, which has had close to 1,000 confirmed cases, announced strict preventive measures. In order to fight the covid-19, this nation separates people by gender.

Men and women are able to leave their homes for only two hours at a time, and on different days.

No-one will be allowed to go out on Sundays.

“This absolute quarantine is for nothing more than to save your life,” security minister Juan Pino said at a press conference.

 Colombia

In some towns of the Colombian nation, people can go out based on the last number of their national ID number.

In Barrancabermeja, people with an ID number ending in 0, 7 or 4 are allowed to leave the house on Monday, while those people with an ID number ending 1, 8 or 5 can go outside on Tuesday.

Serbia

Serbia’s government introduced a “dog-walking hour” from 20:00 to 21:00 for those in lockdown at first. But that measure did not work so it was eliminated later.

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According to the information of one vet, skipping the evening walk could worsen the condition for the dogs with urinary problems and “aggravate basic hygienic conditions in people’s homes”.

Belarus

Unlike most of Europe, Belarus has not placed any restrictions on sports events. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has a different point of view in relation to the covid-19 outbreak.

Speaking to a TV reporter at an indoor ice hockey match, he claimed that crowds at the match were fine because the coldness of the stadium would prevent the virus from spreading.

There is no evidence that this could be the case and the coronavirus cannot be seen with the naked eye.

“There are no viruses here. You haven’t seen them flying around, have you? I don’t see them either! This is a fridge. Sport, particularly the ice, this fridge here, that’s the best antiviral cure!,” Mr Lukashenko said.

He has also cited drinking vodka and regular trips to the sauna as ways to ward off the virus – which is completely at odds with professional advice.

Sweden

Despite having around 4,500 confirmed cases, Sweden took a relaxed attitude in relation to covid-19. The government hopes people will behave sensibly, and trusts them to do the right thing.

The goverment banned gatherings of more than 50 people on Sunday, howevwe, schools for children under the age of 16 remain open. Many people are still socialising as normal, pubs and restaurants can still offer table service.

Malaysia

Advice offered in Malaysia has proven to be no less controversial.

The government was forced to apologise after its women’s ministry posted cartoons online telling wives to dress up, wear makeup and avoid nagging their husbands during the country’s partial lockdown.

Social media users were quick to criticise the posters, which were later taken down.

Austria

Austria made obligatory to use face masks in supermarkets. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz introduced the new rules and the government provides millions of masks.

Although masks are a common sight in many parts of Asia, Austria is only the fourth European country to enforce the use of masks in public – following in the footsteps of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Source: BBC News

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