Covidiot

Hi, you know how Covidiots do it?  They party like it's normal. Everything to them is normal. Parties to them are normal. Huge gatherings, drinking alcohol irresponsibly and so on... Here's how not to be one of them. With rules  and regulations from the world Health Organization, large gatherings have been banned but that does not mean you can't have a party or be socially active. Small and sizeable parties can still be  celebrated at home. Small head counts is still allowed to be together but with strick adherence to the rules put aside. Throwing a house party doesn't have to be a massive, stressful endeavour where you labour over nitty-gritty details. It might involve preparations from menu curation to the guest list to stocking up on essentials - but once you have the essentials down, you and your guests are guaranteed a good time. In the time of Covid-19, however, don’t forget to adhere to local regulations on curfew and headcount limitations. Be it a maximum capaci...

Despite the repeated consensus that adhering to social distancing guidelines is the most effective way to diffuse the novel coronavirus pandemic, some people were slow to cancel their plans; some are still engaging in get-togethers. The Psychological Reason Why Some People Aren't following the Covid-19 rules and regulations Unsurprisingly, there’s a psychological reason why some people may feel highly disinclined to ignore social distancing. There’s a reason why in times of high stress, some people respond with rebelliousness as explained by one psychologist Mercy Mbora(mbora140@gmail.com) Understanding this can help you respond, and manage, those reactions better. “Anxiety is both acutely mentally and physically weakening and a slow burn that has more long-term health consequences.” With this in mind, it is therefore necessary to learn reasons why some people are rebellious to follow the Covid-19 measures. Is Covid real or how factual is it? Some peoples Actions are driven by emot...

 So, It happened that On March 2020 , there started this life threatening  pandemic which caused chaos all over the world, Kenya being one of the countries affected by this Corona Virus outbreak was not an exemption. The Kenya government through the ministry of health put forward rules, regulations and guidelines to be followed in order to slow the spread or prevent individuals from contacting the virus. The obvious happens, and that is, there was this group of people who strictly followed the rules and then this huge number of citizens who merely followed none of the said rules. Yes! and we call them Covidiots. This being interesting group of individuals,they were seen all over social media ranting that covid is a government project to squander public money. They emphasized that people should continue with their normal life routines. Twitter and all socila media platforms was used widely to spread fake information about covid and hence bringing about confusion to people who a...

  Dear Readers, Hello! My name is Margaret Lokonon. I am student from Moi University in Kenya, taking bachelor’s degree in information science.   I hope you all are doing great and are taking care of yourself against the Corona Virus.   I want us to have a little understanding about Corona and how the media has contributed to this epidemic. Media is a channel of distribution of information both true and untrue. It requires high skills of understanding of its environs to filter out correct information from the overload available in the internet, social media and other user generated online platforms. Corona virus commonly known as Covid-19 is a respiratory virus that attacks the respiratory system blocking oxygen from reaching the different parts of the body. Corona virus causes respiratory infection including pneumonia, cold, sneezing and coughing while in animal it causes diarrhea and upper respiratory diseases. It was first discovered in a city in China called ...