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Social distancing is becoming part of everyday life.

Nevertheless some people do take it to an extreme, see

photo attached, Further, slowly an element of the former

lifestyle is returning to routine as in our village we are much

more flexible in being able to go for simple day to day tasks

such as shopping, banking and even hiking in nature.

However, we must not be complacent as the Canadian

example shows us. In July, the Canadian province of

Manitoba went two weeks without a single new case of COVID-19. Theaters

and casinos reopened and children soon returned to school.

By October, the 1.4 million people living in a province only slightly smaller

geographically than Texas had Canada’s highest rate of active cases - now

512 per 100,000 people, or nearly quadruple the national rate.

Here in Israel, there is a report of the number on the number of infections

increasing, also the number of intubated patients. There is talk of perhaps a

third lockdown so we need to be as vigilant as possible.

Clinical psychology on your phone

I think most of us can agree that this pandemic has taken an emotional and

mental toll on us all writes Hillel Fuld. Millions of people have entered the

circle of anxiety, depression or worse.

When one takes a closer look at the mental health issue in general, and the

solutions that exist both for diagnosis and for treatment, what they find is

an area that has not evolved since mental health became an item.

Now an Israeli company GGTUDE, has developed seven apps for mobile

phones all of which are free to download. As the company puts it, “GGTUDE

is a digital mental-health platform designed to help people overcome mental

challenges and improve their lives.”

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As it is 2020, GGTUDE couldn’t ignore COVID. The company’s new app, GG

Self Care, provides a research-backed, personalized digital intervention for

COVID-19-related psychological difficulties.

As many medical appointments are now held on line not at the doctor’s

surgery, this is yet another development which assists in meeting health

requirements.

Economy

In spite of corona, Israel’s economy rebounded in the third quarter of the

year, growing by an annualized 37.9%, led by a surge in consumer

spending, exports and investments, after the coronavirus pandemic hit the

economy hard in the first half of the year.

According to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, the

preliminary gross domestic product grew by 37.9% for the July-September

period compared to the previous quarter, well above a 24% growth forecast

in a poll of economists

Stuart Palmer

Web www.cohav.org

Blog www.haifadiarist.blogspot.com

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