The Foundation Open Society-Macedonia (FOSM) provided a $ 100,000 donation for urgent humanitarian intervention for disadvantaged Roma families most socially and economically most affected by the health crisis.

- It is extremely important in these moments to provide adequate support to the most vulnerable groups of citizens by increasing the ability to maintain regular hygiene and disinfection, but also by providing food support during the isolation period.

To that end, the Foundation, in cooperation with the Red Cross of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, has provided humanitarian packages of food and hygiene products that are sufficient for one month to serve the needs of a family of four to six members, the Foundation said.

The activity will cover about 10,000 citizens from the Roma community, ie about two thousand families living in Skopje's Suto Orizari, Tetovo, Gostivar, Bitola, Prilep, Kumanovo, Delcevo, Vinica, Pehchevo and the village Crnik.

The distribution of humanitarian packages will start tomorrow and end on April 10 this year at the latest.

- For the smooth running of the activity, the Red Cross will cooperate with six CSOs active and recognized in the Roma communities - Romano Chachipe, IRIZ - Skopje, Sonce - Tetovo, PET Station. - Prilep, NRC - Kumanovo, NGO KHAM - Delcevo, HOPS - Skopje and the Center for Street Children - Suto Orizari and who helped identify the needs of the most affected Roma families and help distribute humanitarian aid packages.

A team of scientists who conducted the study led by Professor Guenter Kampfom of the University of Greifswald in Germany investigated various objects made of plastic, glass, steel, aluminum and other metals, wood, paper and ceramics and how they react when exposed to corona.

They found that coronavirus could survive on dead surfaces such as metal, plastic and glass for up to nine days.

Specifically, their research showed that coronavirus on metal surfaces can last for exactly five days. Interestingly, aluminum objects are most certain that the corona virus survives there for two to eight hours. Plastic is the worst and here the coronavirus can last for two to nine days.

Coronavirus can also be effectively neutralized by disinfecting the surface from 62 to 71% dissolved ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% sodium hypochloride within a minute, Kampf said.

Link: https://hrvatska-danas.com/2020/03/02/njemacka-studija-pokazala-koliko-dugo-korona-virus-moze-prezivjeti-na-pojedinim-predmetima/