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Life under quarantine for a young woman and her brother

April 2 2020 - “I am a 20-year-old law student from Skopje, North Macedonia. I also work in a bank. I live with my older brother who is 24 and has a light mental developmental disorder. As of last week, we are both in home self-isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic."
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How does COVID-19 affect children? A child psychologist weighs in.

March 30 2020 - Elisabeth Kaspar, a clinical psychologist, works with children and adolescents at a hospital in Vienna, Austria. She shares some insight into how parents and children can manage the stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Parenting in a pandemic

March 27 2020 - Anxious SOS parents from around the world have been seeking advice on how they can help children cope during the coronavirus pandemic. With many of the children they care for already vulnerable or traumatised, being trapped at home and unable to go to school can serve as triggers for anxiety or stress.
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“Africa will be hardest hit by the pandemic“ regional experts warn

March 25 2020 - By mid-March 2020, 44 African countries had reported nearly 2,000 cases and 59 deaths caused by COVID-19, a pandemic that has seen nearly half a million infections globally since the first reported case in late 2019.
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Appeal to authorities, care professionals and social workers

March 19 2020 - SOS Children’s Villages’ staff is committed to take all possible steps to protect children and assist families in vulnerable situations and calls on authorities, care providers and communities to carefully monitor the situation, and act to guarantee every child’s protection and care.
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How to speak to your child about the coronavirus

March 13 2020 - Many young people are worried about the coronavirus. SOS Children's Villages offers some advice on how to inform your children without frightening them.
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Q&A: Protecting children from the virus

March 12 2020 - The alarming spread of the COVID-19 virus has led SOS Children’s Villages to take steps to ensure the health and safety of the nearly 70,000 children and young people in our Children’s Villages and youth programmes.
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