Thread by @CKyobutungi

Have we ever considered the cost of common cold due to lack of protocols in schools if a child has a cold?? In some countries, children with a cold are expected to say home for at least 72 hours if they don't have fever & for those with fever, 48 hours AFTER the fever has stopped

Without such protocols here, one child gets a cold, passes it on to all their classmates, who pass it on to siblings who pass it on to their classmates in other schools, who pass it on to parents who take it the workplace to other parents who take it to church and pass it on.....

The nannies are not spared, they also get a cold and pass it on to their kids who take it to a different school and the cycle continues. During "flu" season few people are spared. Out of those that get it, some are seriously affected and can't work, some get hospitalized.....

Millions of shillings are spent on cough and cold remedies, time is spent on hospital visits.....

Just imagine if the index child had STAYED HOME for a few days!!!!

For jobs that allow it, we should also normalize staying home when someone has a cold.

Now do Covid19