The Connect Call Service is an initiative of Cork City of Sanctuary Movement Covid-19 Task Force. It offers a free confidential phone call up to 5 days per week to those living in direct provision accommodation, or who have been moved from DP into self-isolation facilities, and to migrants living in the community under lockdown. Connect Call Service offers support in many languages to facilitate wide access by the migrant community. 25 volunteers have been trained to provide the service, which is being managed by the Cork Migrant Centre, in collaboration with Cork City Partnership and the Welcome English Language Centre. Connect Call Service offers support in 20 languages to facilitate wide access across the migrant community. To access the Connect Call service contact Cork Migrant Centre on 086 824 6087 Click here to download Posters in your Language
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We know that these are very unsettling and anxious times for parents and children alike. The Genesis Programme, through the Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme and The Changing Lives Initiative, is committed to delivering better outcomes for children and families living within the areas we serve. In these challenging times, we will continue to support parents and children as best we can and will endeavour to reach out via our online platforms and telephone contact. With this in mind, we have put together this resource document. We hope you will find it useful in the days and weeks ahead. The team are fully contactable during this period and details are at the end of this document. Stay safe everyone. Download the full document below ![]()
Over 20 doctors, and other healthcare professionals, from around the world, but living and working in Ireland, have voiced the video messages for this new Covid-19 World Service Initiative. This is a joint initiative of Nasc and Together Ireland. There are two videos for each language or dialect. The first is a general video with advice on how to prevent the contraction and spread of the virus. The second video has advice on what to do if you test positive for Covid19 or are a contact of someone who has. Please Note that if any of this video advice differs from what you are being told by HSE reps or Centre Management then it is your HSE Rep/Centre Management's advice that you must go along with. To view the videos in your chosen language please click on the image below:
More details on Phase 1 of Reopening Ireland are given on this website here
There is now guidance on wearing FACE MASKS (Face Coverings) during Phase 1 of reopening Ireland from 18th May. Masks, made by ladies in Ashbourne & Kinsale Road Centres were given to residents in all Cork City Centres. Face masks are mostly about you preventing the spread of the virus from you yourself to others when you may have it but have not yet started to feel the symptoms. You are therefore caring for others by wearing a mask. Face Coverings are NOT MANDATORY but you are advised to wear them in areas outside the Centres where social distancing is not possible or is difficult to ensure - i.e. in shops, shopping centres etc. From a hygiene point of view and to prevent infecting yourself when wearing a mask, the Irish Government Guidance on Wearing a Face Covering here should be carefully adhered to. Please read it carefully and watch the video below. This service is in addition to the Cairde counselling service also operated by SHEP as described here Coiscéim, in addition to its usual counselling service is offering a coordinated ‘Support-line’ for anyone who is experiencing anxiety, have underlying health issues and in self-isolation and for families whose loved ones are hospitalised or who have had a family member die from COVID 19 Phone Coiscéim: 087-7998602 or SHEP 087-1719724 After your initial call the Counsellor will ring you so there is a minimal cost to you. SHEP/Coiscéim Cairde counselling is providing a helpline to people living in Direct Provision Centres. Phone: 087-3370542 9am to 9pm – 7 days a week Click on the Image below To Read More RTE 18th April 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has produced a new graph that shows a different story about the number of daily deaths in Ireland from Covid-19 to date. He explained that what the National Public Health Emergency Team reports on a daily basis is the number of deaths notified to them on any particular day rather than the numbers who actually died on that day. He said that it can take a few days or even longer before any particular death is actually notified to them. The new graph depicts the number of daily deaths that occurred in any 24-hour period. This new analysis paints a very different picture to that suggested by the figures published to date. It suggests that daily deaths actually peaked ten days ago on 7 April at 39 deaths, although the reported total that day was 36. Read More -/> We humans routinely behave in ways that are motivated by altruism, by the drive to help others. Last year, in Worcester (UK) almost 5,000 people queued for hours in the rain to see if their stem cells matched those of a five year old boy battling a rare cancer. The images of fire services personnel in New York on 9/11 rushing towards the burning buildings to save others have become iconic, as have those of the White Helmets rushing into bombed buildings in Syria to save lives. Currently, the courage and kindness of our own health professionals, many returning from overseas, in putting their own health and possibly their own lives on the line is something for which we are all exceedingly grateful. Click On the Images below to read more
Everybody in Ireland has been asked to stay at home. You should only go out for a few reasons, such as shopping for food. Click on the image below to read more on the HSE website If you suspect that you have COVID19 Corona Virus symptoms, don't delay, advise centre management immediately so that they can contact a doctor. If you have to contact a doctor yourself, any doctor will support you if you think you have the Virus. If you need specific advice, if you call 1850 24 1850 When you get a reply, say "COVID 19" & your language e.g "Arabic". and then someone who can speak your language will call you back to answer any health questions you may have. You can also contact us at Brij at any time by email Brijcork@gmail.com Please watch this video One way the virus transmits is touching a surface with the virus on it, then touching your face. The virus enters your body by eyes, nose or mouth, leading to infection. One way to combat this is to clean surfaces with household disinfectant. (Provided by Centre Management) In rooms clean flat surfaces, drawer, wardrobe & door handles and any other surfaces frequently touched by yoyrself or others. Do the same before & after using bathroom facilities. This is a webinar by Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk which took place on the 24th March last and was recorded for free public access during the Corina Virus crisis - click on the video below to watch Tip 1 – Laugh Tip 2 – Breathe slowly Tip 3 – Move back into the present Tip 4 – Name what you are feeling Tip 5 – Talk to your brain Tip 6 – Clothe yourself in love Tip 7 – Remember to make up Tip 8 – Seek out gratitude "We Are In This Together"!
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