{"id":5243,"date":"2020-03-23T20:08:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2020-03-23T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:08:14","slug":"pass-the-message-five-steps-to-kicking-out-coronavirus-who-fifa-launch-joint-campaign-to-equip-football-community-to-tackle-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=5243","title":{"rendered":"Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus WHO, FIFA launch joint [&#8230;] to tackle COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PASS THE MESSAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Five steps to kicking out coronavirus WHO, FIFA launch joint campaign to equip football community to tackle COVID-19<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Geneva, 23 March 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>FIFA, the international governing body of football, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers, who are calling on all people around the world to follow five key steps to stop the spread of the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cPass the message to kick out coronavirus\u201d campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cFIFA and its President Gianni Infantino have been actively involved in passing the message against this pandemic since the very beginning,\u201d said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the virtual launch of the campaign at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \u201cBe it through campaigns or funding, FIFA has stood up to the coronavirus, and I am delighted that world football is supporting WHO to kick out the coronavirus. I have no doubt with this type of support that together we will win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe need teamwork to combat the coronavirus,\u201d said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. \u201cFIFA has teamed up with WHO because health comes first. I call upon the football community worldwide to join us in supporting this campaign to pass the message even further. Some of the greatest players to have played the beautiful game have put their names to the campaign and are united in their desire to pass the message to kick out COVID-19.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Twenty-eight players are involved in the video campaign, which is being published in 13 languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sami Al Jaber (KSA), Alisson Becker (BRA), Emre Bel\u00f6zo\u011flu (TUR), Jared Borgetti (MEX), Gianluigi Buffon (ITA), Iker Casillas (ESP), Sunil Chhetri (IND), Youri Djorkaeff (FRA), Han Duan (CHN), Samuel Eto\u2019o (CMR), Radamel Falcao (COL), Laura Georges (FRA), Valeri Karpin (RUS), Miroslav Klose (GER), Philipp Lahm (GER), Gary Lineker (ENG), Carli Lloyd (USA), Lionel Messi (ARG), Mido (EGY), Michael Owen (ENG), Park Ji-sung (KOR)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , Carles Puyol (ESP), C\u00e9lia \u0160a\u0161i\u0107 (GER), Asako Takakura (JPN), Yaya Tour\u00e9 (CIV), Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n (ARG), Sun Wen (CHN) and Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez (ESP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A video campaign, which will be published on player and FIFA digital channels, is also being provided as individual localized files to the 211 FIFA member associations and media agencies, together with a graphics toolkit for implementation on social media to further pass the message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hands:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt starts with your hands,\u201d says Alisson Becker, WHO Goodwill ambassador for health promotion, Liverpool FC and Brazil goalkeeper, and The Best FIFA Men&rsquo;s Goalkeeper, 2019. \u201cPlease wash your hands frequently with soap and water or an alcohol-based solution.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Such frequent washing with soap and water, or preferably with an alcohol-based hand solution, kills viruses that may be on your hands. It is simple, but it is very important.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Elbows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cCover your nose and mouth with a bent elbow or tissue when you sneeze or cough,\u201d says Carli Lloyd two-time FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup winner from the United States. \u201cDispose of tissue immediately and wash your hands.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Droplets spread the coronavirus. By following respiratory hygiene, you protect the people around you from contracting viruses, such as cold, flu and coronavirus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Face:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAvoid touching your face, particularly your eyes, nose or mouth to prevent the virus from entering your body,\u201d adds FC Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player in 2019, and a multiple FIFA Ballon d\u2019Or winner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hands touch too many surfaces and can quickly pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your face, from where the virus can move inside your body, making you feel unwell.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Distance:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIn terms of social interaction, take a step back,\u201d says Han Duan, who represented China PR 188 times in an international career that spanned 11 years. \u201cStay at least one metre distance from others.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By maintaining such social distancing, you are helping to avoid breathing in any droplets from someone who sneezes or coughs in close proximity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Feel \u2013 know your symptoms:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIf you feel unwell, stay home,\u201d concludes Samuel Eto\u2019o, former FC Barcelona and Cameroon striker, who represented his country 114 times. \u201cPlease follow all instructions provided by your local health authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep informed as local health authorities provide the latest information on the situation in your area. Please follow their specific instructions, and call in advance to allow them to direct you to the appropriate local health facility. This serves to protect you and to help prevent the spread of virus and other infections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FIFA have also pledged $10 million to support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PASS THE MESSAGE Five steps to kicking out coronavirus WHO, FIFA launch joint campaign to equip football community to tackle COVID-19 Geneva, 23 March 2020:\u00a0FIFA, the international governing body of football, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers,<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=5243\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[539,2079,2081],"tags":[2275,2431,897,3011,3196,3795,4427,4733,2052],"class_list":["post-5243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-health-well-being","category-press-release","tag-asako","tag-buffon","tag-covid","tag-fifa","tag-hand","tag-messi","tag-sport","tag-washing","tag-who"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}