The coronavirus not only threatens our physical health, many of us need support to boost their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Offering holiday apartments to medical personnel
To show medical workers their gratitude, a platform offers a way to provide them with a free holiday at a holiday residence.
A government initiative supports organisations and individuals
#GdańskPomaga connects those who need support with those people who offer their support through an easy online form. This initiative is a joint effort by the city of Gdansk and its partners.
Italian chefs provide online cooking tutorials
To help people to prepare healthy meals in times of short supplies, several chefs took action and provide the general public with easy recipes.
Helping homeless youth and children from underserved backgrounds
A German institution provides food, social contacts and helps with homework for the homeless youth and for children with socially difficult backgrounds.
Support and information in foreign languages
A multi-lingual information campaign keeps people with migration background in the loop about the COVID-19 outbreak.
Smart Elder Care Call Centre
The Smart Elder Care Call Centre combines digital health tracking technologies with 24-hour support by care professionals.
Recipes for wellbeing
To strengthen mental and emotional resilience, this initiative offers recipes to boost mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in different languages.
Providing email support for concerned citizens
To offer support for those who have no symptoms but feel stressed about being Covid-19 positive, an online consultation form was created.
Special trolleys in supermarkets to support families in need
In Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily, Carrefour supermarkets collect basic necessities for families in need in designated trolleys placed at the checkout counter.
A resource centre to access research on Covid-19 for free
To support health workers, researchers and public servants with the most recent content regarding Covid-19, The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre.
Crowdsourcing data to visualize maps to identify current and potential hotspots
To make it possible for public health officials to evaluate anonymized real-time data on the spread of Covid-19, a platform asks citizens to provide live updates on their health conditions.
Technological health care support
To minimize person-to-person contact, while providing health care, technological devices are being increasingly used. Machines can support treatment by providing tasks like measuring temperature, bringing food and other essential goods to the patients.