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KEEPING SAFE & SANE

IN A PANDEMIC
MBABA AYABULELA 226136663

SURVIVAL 1
DID YOU KNOW THAT COVID-19 IS NOT
THE FIRST?
• Many epidemics (localised) and pandemics (world-wide)
• Circa 3000 BC – an entire region of North China ravaged the population
• From 430 BC to 541 AD various pandemics are recorded from Asia to Europe
• The Black Death lasted from 1346 – 1353 is estimated to have wiped out over half
of Europe’s population
• The American plagues of the 16th century – smallpox, etc. – contributed to the
collapse of the Inca & Aztec civilisations
• 1918-1920, the Spanish Flu pandemic rapidly spread from Russia all over the
world,
SURVIVAL killing over 500 million people (did not originate in Spain!) 2
CURRENT PANDEMICS

• Diseases like smallpox and polio have largely been brought under control world wide,
through vaccinations
• The HIV/AIDS Pandemic, from 1981 to the present day, has claimed ±35 million lives, with an
estimated 40 million living with HIV – 64% of these in sub-Saharan Africa – by early 2020,
only 2 people cured
• Ebola is still a huge threat – with the outbreak in West Africa only just under control – no
cure, no vaccine
• Covid-19 – still ravaging many parts of the world, with vaccines being deployed as rapidly as
possible
SURVIVAL 3
REACTIONS TO
LIVING IN A
PANDEMIC WORLD
Foodbanks, making and distributing PPE • Some societies have pulled together to
Causing citizens to lash out in high rates of alleviate suffering
crime & gun violence
• Others are experiencing a spate of mental
health issues

SURVIVAL 4
WORLD WIDE STATISTICS

Statistics

Where Cases Recovered Deaths

World 178.8 million 162.7 million 3.6 million

South Africa 1.786 million 1,623 million 58323

SURVIVAL 5
KEEPING SAFE …
• Wearing a cloth mask or similar covering over the
nose and mouth is mandatory when in public
• Stay away from closed or crowded places
• Keep distance of one and a half metres from others
• Wash your hands regularly
• Download the COVID alert SA mobile App
• Register for the vaccine as soon as it becomes
available to your age-group
SURVIVAL 6
WWW + V … WEAR a
mask

WASH your
hands

WATCH your
distance

VAX is key

SURVIVAL 7
WHAT TO DO TO KEEP SANE

• Create a schedule for work , play & rest


• Develop self-discipline & stick to it
• Do something that provides exercise, fresh air & happiness – e.g. gardening
• Only have a small space – add planters and grow herbs for food
• Have an outdoor space – grow vegetables & flowers

SURVIVAL 8
CONTRIBUTE TO …
• Your dreams – what do you want to become?

• Your family – how can you help make their


lives better?

• Your community – what is needed?

• Your country – what can you do to make your


country a better place to live in?

SURVIVAL 9
THE END

SURVIVAL 10
KEEPING SAFE …
• Wearing a cloth mask or similar covering over the
nose and mouth is mandatory when in public
• Stay away from closed or crowded places
• Keep distance of one and a half metres from others
• Wash your hands regularly
• Download the COVID alert SA mobile App
• Register for the vaccine as soon as it becomes
available to your age-group
SURVIVAL 11

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