Staying #HealthyAtHome

William Murray looks at the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 twitter campaign in this short article for Commonspace.eu 

The COVID-19 pandemic means spending significantly more time at home and doing less in terms of socialising and day-to-day exercise. In an effort to keep us fit during this time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has challenged us to tell the world what we are doing to stay healthy during isolation. Using the hashtag, #healthyathome, people are urged to share their efforts and suggestions over social media.

In the campaign's twitter video, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, has given his ideas as to what we all can do:

• Eat a healthy and Nutritious diet
• Avoid sugary drinks
• Not smoke and be physically active
• Take a walk if we can go outside
• Do an online workout or Yoga
• Avoid sitting in the same position for long periods - getting up and moving for at least 3 minutes several times a day helps.

The Director-General also emphasises that we must take care of our mental health, and some ideas as to how to do this:

• Talk to people you trust through online calling;
• Listen to music 
• Read a book
• Play a game

 Could you be doing more to keep your mind and body healthy during this stressful time? The WHO have provided more information on their website. Why not share your own ideas on twitter through the hashtag #HealthyAtHome? 

Source: This short article was prepared by William Murray for commonspace.eu. It is part of our series of public service announcements aimed at helping our readers deal with issues related to the coronavirus pandemic and its effects. 

Featured references: 

The WHO Twitter page: https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1245757324519563266

The WHO - #HealthyAtHome: https://www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/connecting-the-world-to-combat-coronavirus/healthyathome