10 Psychological Tips for Coping with Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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If you have been in contact with the virus, you may need to self-isolate at home. It’s natural for people to feel a range of emotions in this situation, such as stress, worry, anxiety, boredom or low mood. You may find the following tips helpful to cope and maintain your emotional wellbeing:​

Maintain a healthy lifestyle. Key things that we know help include:

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WHO: Updates on the latest worldwide figures of the Coronavirus disease 2019

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The WHO provides latest updates, including figues of Corona infections on a dedicated COVID-19 News website. The Website is updated on a regular basis and also includes the latest WHO briefings. 

In addition, the WHO information network provides relevant information on a dedicated website for epidemics.

 

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KOREA: Guide for workplaces, staff and self-inspection check list

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The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) has been promoting three important Korean occupational safety and health documents  to tacke the Corona outbreak in the Republic of Korea. 

1) KOSHA_COVID19 guide for staff (PDF)

2) KOSHA_COVID19 guideline for workplaces (PDF)

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Netherlands: Temporary Emergency Measure Bridging Employment (NOW)

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The Netherlands introduced "NOW", a temporary new scheme to replace the current partial unemployment system, in order to allow for an easier access to short-term work benefits, and benefit a greater number of employees without impeding on their traditional unemployment rights.

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Argentina: Se incrementa el monto de la prestación por desempleo (Decreto 332/2020)

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contadoresenred.com (01.04.2020) ARTÍCULO 10.- Elévanse durante el periodo que establezca la JEFATURA DE GABINETE DE MINISTROS, los montos de las prestaciones económicas por desempleo a un mínimo de PESOS SEIS MIL ($6.000) y un máximo de PESOS DIEZ MIL ($10.000).

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Argentina: Prestación no contributiva REPRO Asistencia (Decreto 332/2020)

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contadoresenred.com (01.04.2020) ARTÍCULO 9°.- El Programa REPRO Asistencia por la Emergencia Sanitaria consistirá en una asignación no contributiva respecto al Sistema Integrado Previsional Argentino a trabajadoras y trabajadores a través del Programa de Recuperación Productiva a cargo del MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO, EMPLEO Y SEGURIDAD SOCIAL, para empresas no incluidas en el artículo 8° y que cumplan con los requisitos establecidos en el artículo 3° del presente decreto y de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el artículo 4° del mismo.

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Argentina: Asignación compensatoria al salario (Decreto 332/2020)

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contadoresenred.com (01.04.2020) ARTÍCULO 8°.- La Asignación Compensatoria al Salario consistirá en una suma abonada por la ADMINISTRACIÓN NACIONAL DE LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL para todos o parte de las y los trabajadores comprendidos en el régimen de negociación colectiva (Ley Nº 14.250 (t.o. 2004) y sus modificaciones) para el caso de empleadores o empleadoras de hasta CIEN (100) trabajadores o trabajadoras, y que cumplan con los requisitos establecidos en el artículo 3° del presente decreto, y de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el artículo 4° del mismo.

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Opinion- Report : What has the Covid-19 crisis taught us about social protection?

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developmentpathways.co.uk (April 2020) The COVID-19 crisis has taught us some swift and valuable truths about social protection. In this new context, the simplistic dichotomy of the ‘poor and non-poor’ – which has often driven social protection policy – makes even less sense than it did prior to the crisis. Today’s apparently secure formal sector employee is tomorrow’s ‘poor person,’ once s/he becomes ill or loses their job and income. We need to think differently about the way we conceptualise social security, and we must remember these lessons long after the crisis is over.

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Argentina: Postergación y reducción de las cotizaciones patronales (Decreto 332/2020)

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contadoresenred.com (01.04.2020) l Decreto 332/20 establece una serie de beneficios para los empleadores, salvo para aquellos sujetos que realizan las actividades y servicios declarados esenciales en la emergencia sanitaria y cuyo personal fue exceptuado del aislamiento así como aquellas que no exterioricen indicios concretos que permitan inferir una disminución representativa de su nivel de actividad.

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US: The historic $2 trillion CARES Act will be an economic lifeline for gig workers and freelancers

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  • The $2 trillion federal stimulus package known as the CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump on Friday, will be a lifeline to many gig workers and freelancers.
  • The law takes unprecedented steps to provide a social safety net for the self employed.
  • It offers an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance, bringing weekly payouts to the $800- to $900-a-week range when state benefits are added, to workers including the self-employed.
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