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Apr 5, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
***A THREAD***
BACKGROUND
1/ COVID-19 WORKPLACE RESPONSE PROTOCOL BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (MoLSA)
MoLSA has issued a Directive (phrased as Protocol) as workplace Response for COVID 19 Pandemic on March 27, 2020 E.C

Under the Labour Procl. Art. 171 and ff.. 2/ MoLSA is empowered to issue directives regarding:
a) Occupational safety, health & the protection of the working environment (b) Standards of working conditions, determination of hazardous jobs (c) Procedures on the establishment of occupational safety and health committee etc
Mar 20, 2020 21 tweets 5 min read
PART I

Facts: (I) Median age of Ethiopians is 17.9 years - The youngest in the world. (II) Based on world health data, smoking rate in Ethiopia is approx. 12% - lowest in the world and sharp contrast to the population of China. Data from over 20,000 COVID-19 Chinese patients indicate that if you look at those with severe and critical illness (the ones that require critical care and support) the most prevalent risk factors and (frequency) included Hypertension (50%),