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The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2, discovered in bats in China, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission.
A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said.
A newly discovered bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, similar to the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in China.
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China.
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported.
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1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
Oxfam has decades of experience in providing support, care and relief in times of crisis like these. From famine to Ebola we care for the poorest of the poor and help them survive and overcome tragedies like these.
Over the last decade itself, Oxfam India has delivered more than 40 highly effective humanitarian responses across the country; it has reached out to nearly 1.3 million people in India directly and supported affected communities of many times greater than size indirectly through recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions.
Oxfam India ensures that no one is discriminated against and no one is left behind. Let’s not forget those who have no homes, jobs, food.
Women and children need your support in this fight against coronavirus. Don’t leave them behind. They need our compassion and care.
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