<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sarojini N.</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sarojinipr@gmail.com">sarojinipr@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1132.93px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div id="m_-3983389151737238495gmail-:htx" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="m_-3983389151737238495gmail-:ivz" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">In the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many friends and colleagues have been reaching out to us in search of credible information, tips for care, and for hope. It is important to highlight that many people with COVID are expected to have relatively ‘mild’ symptoms that can be resolved at home.</font></span><h2 style="margin:10pt 0cm 6pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:22.2333px;break-after:avoid;font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Liberation Sans",sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Keeping these points in mind, Sama Resource Group for Women and Health has compiled a short informational handout,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">“ Suggestions for Home Care for Persons with  Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 and for Caregivers”.</span></font></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.samawomenshealth.in/suggestions-for-home-care-for-persons-with-mild-symptoms-of-covid-19-and-for-caregivers/" target="_blank">http://www.samawomenshealth.in/suggestions-for-home-care-for-persons-with-mild-symptoms-of-covid-19-and-for-caregivers/</a>  .</font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">There is also an audio format of the same. Can be accessed here on the same link </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">and also the Infographic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">The suggestions provided in this information handout are not in lieu of health interventions necessary for COVID-19.  </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">Needless to say, dealing with these symptoms is more challenging for those who do not have the necessary resources and systematic support. A large number of people, particularly from marginalised communities, do not have access to basic amenities- food, housing, water nor adequate access to health care facilities. They may not be able to access basic diagnostic equipment to monitor oxygen saturation, or body temperature. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">There is an urgent need to develop strategies for community and home-based care for mitigation and prevention of escalation of infection. Such strategies only complement health system preparedness and services, which along with access to basic amenities, are critical and urgent. These strategies can, to an extent, facilitate informed care and decisions to manage their health needs.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000"></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"></p><p style="m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