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Blending dramatic scenes, animation, archive Fax: 44350474 SYNOPSIS: From the executive producer of The Walking and narration, Lore reveals how our horror legends - such Dead and the executive producer of The X-Files, this as vampires, werewolves and body snatchers - are rooted in anthology series brings to life Aaron Mahnke’s Lore podcast truth. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 GULF TIMES 3 BODY & MIND COMMUNITY Getting safe emergency care Find out when to get emergency care for non-Covid-19 symptoms and Covid-19 symptoms, and learn what emergency rooms are doing to keep you safe during the pandemic ews about the 3. Fainting, dizziness or Covid-19 (coronavirus weakness. disease 2019) 4. Head or spine injury. pandemic may be 5. Injury from a car or making you feel motorcycle accident. Nanxious about going to the 6. Sudden or severe pain. emergency department or getting 7. Bleeding that you can’t stop. medical care, and you may wonder 8. Severe or long-lasting if it’s safe to go to the hospital. vomiting or diarrhoea. Current data has found that This list doesn’t include all nearly 30% of people are avoiding symptoms that may require or delaying medical care due emergency attention. If you have to Covid-19 concerns. Some any serious symptoms requiring emergency rooms have about half emergency care, go to the their usual number of patients. But emergency room. Don’t wait to it’s important to seek emergency get care. care if you have serious non- Covid-19 symptoms and Covid-19 What Covid-19 symptoms symptoms. require emergency care? Delaying care for a medical Seek care immediately if you emergency, such as a heart attack have or may have Covid-19 and or stroke, can be life-threatening experience any of the emergency or lead to serious complications. signs or symptoms, including Find out when you should go to the trouble breathing, persistent emergency room, and learn what chest pain or pressure, inability emergency departments are doing to stay awake, new confusion, and to keep you safe from getting the blue lips or face. Covid-19 virus. Alert the emergency room that you have or may have Covid-19 How are emergency rooms before going in. If you’re being keeping people safe? transported in an ambulance, tell You may be worried about your the medics. chances of catching the Covid-19 DELAYING MEDICAL CARE: Current data has found that nearly 30% of people are avoiding or delaying medical care This will give the emergency virus in the emergency department due to Covid-19 concerns. Some emergency rooms have about half their usual number of patients. But it’s important to room staff time to prepare and or in the hospital if you need to seek emergency care if you have serious non-Covid-19 symptoms and Covid-19 symptoms. use infection control practices be admitted. Data has found that and wear PPE. The emergency 80% of adults are concerned about What can you do to protect especially after touching any 1. Heart attack signs and department staff may also give catching the Covid-19 virus in yourself in the emergency surfaces. Wash your hands with symptoms, including chest pain or you specific instructions to follow the emergency room. However, room? soap and water for 20 seconds, pressure; pain in one or both arms, when you arrive, such as wearing emergency rooms and hospitals are Protect yourself in the or use an alcohol-based hand stomach, back, or jaw; shortness of a cloth face mask and waiting in taking precautions to prevent the emergency room as you would in sanitizer that contains at least breath; or nausea or lightheadedness. a separate area of the emergency spread of the Covid-19 virus and any public place: 60% alcohol. 2. Stroke signs and symptoms, room. help make sure that visits to the 1. Wear a cloth face mask. such as a drooping face, arm In the emergency room, hospital are as safe as possible. 2. Avoid touching your eyes, What symptoms require weakness or slurred speech. Other medical personnel will evaluate Emergency rooms and hospitals nose or mouth. emergency attention? signs and symptoms can include your symptoms, and they may follow strict guidelines for 3. Keep a social distance of 6 feet If you have any of these signs or sudden numbness, confusion, perform blood tests and X-rays. protecting people during the (2 meters) from other people. symptoms, go to the emergency room vision difficulties, difficulty They’ll determine whether to Covid-19 pandemic, including: 4. Clean your hands often, or your local emergency number: walking or sudden headache. test you for the Covid-19 virus. Universal masking: If your condition is serious, you Emergency rooms require that may be admitted to the hospital. everyone wear a face mask. If admitted, you’ll be placed in Healthcare professionals are a single-person room. Medical required to wear personal staff will wear personal protective protective equipment (PPE). equipment, including masks and Screening at all entrances: eye protection, when caring for Everyone entering is screened for you. Covid-19 signs and symptoms. Separate waiting areas for Not sure if you need to go the people who have or may have emergency room? Covid-19: People who may have If you’re not sure if you should Covid-19 may be asked to wait in get emergency care, call your separate, designated areas of the healthcare provider or medical emergency department away from team for advice. If it’s outside of those who don’t have Covid-19 business hours, you may be able signs and symptoms. to ask for the on-call doctor. If Frequent cleaning and your hospital or employer has a disinfecting: Waiting areas, nurse triage line, call this number rooms, restrooms and surfaces are to discuss your symptoms. You cleaned and disinfected often to might be able to have a virtual accommodate updated Covid-19 visit or phone call, go to an urgent hospital cleaning protocols. care or express care clinic, or Social distancing: Check-in CALL IN EMERGENCY: Seek care immediately if you have or may have Covid-19 and experience any of the delay going to your healthcare and waiting areas are arranged for emergency signs or symptoms, including trouble breathing, persistent chest pain or pressure, inability to stay awake, provider. – Mayo Clinic News social distancing. new confusion, and blue lips or face. Network/TNS 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 1, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Facebook facing heat The social network’s crisis has been a long time in the making and shows no sign of going away, writes Alex Hern Let’s be honest, these tech platforms have generated income and interest from divisive content; they won’t change their practices until they begin to see a significant cut to their revenue — Asad Moghal, a senior digital and ‘ content manager at Byfield Consultancy ’ Wednesday, July 1, 2020 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY t took less than two hours for Facebook Trump is an incoherent blend of two to react and it did so for good reason. leadership approaches,” said Chris Moos, At 5pm on Friday, Unilever, one of Two hours after a leadership expert and teaching fellow at the world’s largest advertisers, with a Unilever pulled Oxford University’s Saïd business school. portfolio of products that ranges from Where some attempted to find “practical IMarmite to Vaseline, suddenly announced advertising from approaches for dealing with those tensions” it was pulling all adverts from Facebook, they encountered at work, and others Instagram and Twitter in the US.