coronavirus
![memyselfaneye (Pixabay) In 2022, It is estimated that there will be more fake news than actual news.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/fake-news-4881486_1280.jpg?itok=5GwVe2gb&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
No, Ibuprofen doesn’t worsen the symptoms of Covid-19, and doing inhalations doesn’t stop you from becoming infected. These are just two of the fake news that has spread in the days of the coronavirus crisis.
![Pixabay (CC License) Public health is at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/la_sanitat_publica_esta_a_primera_linia_en_la_lluita_contra_el_covid-19._font-_pixabay_llicencia_cc_.jpg?itok=vHpsLAPy)
A quality, universal and well-resourced public health system has proven to be the only effective measure in an emergency situation such as that caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
What a time! Good to be asked to write and make some sense of the COVID 19 crisis from a volunteering perspective in Scotland.
Despite the importance of physical distance, which can mean health these days, volunteering has shown different, beautiful, and in many aspects, new colours of social connection and solidarity.
All are worried about their organisations, their staff and their beneficiaries, but let’s not be afraid to be human and acknowledge that we are juggling other concerns too.
![Pasqual Maragall Foundation Pasqual Maragall Foundation has issued a series of recommendations for people living with a relative who has Alzheimer’s.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/confinamiento-alzheimer.png?itok=E0MeFSFk&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation shares some recommendations for people taking care of relatives with this disease.
![CC COVID-19 crisis is causing an increase in abuse and hate speech.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/la_crisi_del_covid-19_ha_esta_generant_un_augment_dabusos_i_de_discursos_dodi._font-_llicencia_cc_.jpg?itok=3BhL8Meg)
The United Nations and organisations such as SOS Racisme warn of the increase in abuse and violence coinciding with the health emergency caused by the coronavirus.
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A pandemic is much more than a health emergency: it is a social threat. We analyse the impact of the coronavirus in areas that are most likely to be affected, such as Africa, India and Latin America.
![ICRC In displacement camps, the implementation of basic infection prevention and control measures can be challenging due to the scarcity of resources.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/syrian-refugees-lebanon-camp-boys_0.jpg?itok=6CS0wkyp&c=1d5440173cc193aa057c817700608d3d)
The International Committee of the Red Cross thinks that COVID-19 does not have to be catastrophic for countries with weakened healthcare systems, but it does require the international community to scale up support.
![European Disability Forum The European Disability Forum is advocating for a disability inclusive response from EU and international organisations.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/european_disability_forum_0.jpg?itok=FLB-XYRi&c=0061c8a1fe25a06fbfe09749b14b2aa6)
The European Disability Forum is advocating for a disability inclusive response from EU and international organisations. We interviewed them to know what the current situation is.
![Pixabay Violence during confinement is worse than in other similar moments of the year such as holidays.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/hand-1832921_1920.jpg?itok=cSoAipAR)
The situation of women who suffer from male violence worsens during the state of alarm. For this reason, the Catalan Institute of Women and the entities reinforce the resources for victim attention programs.
![Daniel van den Berg Homeless people have difficulties to access to hygiene and isolation spaces.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/daniel-van-den-berg-wvt8iba-bee-unsplash.jpg?itok=KF0JCY5r&c=7651222f5aae73ab4d31554b90779a00)
Nonprofit organizations urge governments all over the world to take steps to protect the most susceptible from the impacts of the coronavirus.