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What is Quarantina

Chapter 26
Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
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The Role of Social Media in Preventing the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ayse Konac (Healty Science, Turkey) and Yuksel Barut (Healty Science, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6825-5.ch026
Abstract
This chapter reviews the role of media in preventing the spread of COVID-19, summarizing a selection of key ideas and examples on previous scientific studies. As a result, the role of media is crucial in the prevention of the COVID-19 spread today. It is very important for it to reflect actual, honest facts, informing the public with accuracy and objectivity and without causing any distress whilst in cooperation with the global health institutions. It is obvious that all forms of media play a very important role by raising public awareness about the importance of wearing masks, maintaining social distance, taking care of hand and body hygiene.
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