Now, the WHO expert, Dr. Rosamund Lewis, in a video released by the World Health Organization on Saturday, explained why the risk of the virus is said to be “moderate”. “Most people who get the virus do not get seriously ill. However, the risk has been described as moderate because it spreads to locations that have never been reported before. So this new pattern of spread is worrying. The WHO therefore aims to determine where the risk may be, who may be at risk. “This is the message we are sending – If you know your own risk, you can reduce the risk,” he said in response to a question. The World Health Organization has also come up with some guidelines amid concerns about the virus. Some of the recommendations are:

  1. As most cases are thought to be mild, the WHO says: “An assessment should be made at home when deciding to isolate and care for a person with a suspected or confirmed infection with a mild, uncomplicated illness in the home.”
  2. Special care and caution should be exercised when handling bedding, household surfaces and when disposing of waste. Symptoms in mild cases should be monitored regularly.
  3. While experts have repeatedly highlighted discrimination in the spread of the virus, the WHO further shares that patients should be monitored for “symptoms of anxiety and depression” for their mental health.
  4. All patients should be advised to abstain from sex until “all skin lesions have a crust, the crusts fall off and a new layer of skin forms underneath,” the instructions say. Patients at high risk for complications – such as young children, pregnant women and people with immunosuppression – or those with a severe or complicated infection should be admitted to hospital for closer monitoring and clinical care under appropriate isolation precautions to prevent transmission.
  5. Newborns of infected mothers should be monitored regularly and “infant feeding practices, including cessation of breastfeeding for a mother infected with the virus, should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis”.

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