Students of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Sign Language Choir have posted a message for the 100th anniversary of the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Our students appealed to the family of Kültür and all of Turkey with their video.

Note: The statistics belong to Monday, April 21 - 16.00.

The fear, anxiety and panic caused by the pandemic of New Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), which continues to spread in the world and in our country, may also pose a risk to the mental health of the individual and the society. As the outbreaks and events surrounding the outbreak arise, your stress may also increase. Constantly changing information, information pollution can be confusing and even frightening. In this case, you may be afraid, you may experience sudden rises in your anxiety level, and you may be exposed to many factors that affect your anxiety level.

Although we have the incentive to control our lives as a human, we must learn to manage the lack of control in the conjuncture we are in. While being aware of the current developments is very important on the one hand, the nature of the news can be overwhelming and demoralizing for all of us. For this reason, it is extremely important to try to balance your news with your mood. The same situation is very important for our children. We should take care to keep our kids in contact with the media as much as possible and access content appropriate for their age. We must limit our children's exposure to the media and ensure that they receive the information appropriate for their age. Try to stay away from this information bombardment in the media physically and mentally as much as you can for yourself and your family members. You can take care of different things that will keep you away from the news about COVID-19, solve puzzles, play a board game, set up a treasure hunt at home, focus on a project that you can't spare time, rearrange your home, start a new book or focus on a lot of different jobs that you transcend from intensity.

Experts recommend avoiding stimulants such as alcohol, caffeine and nicotine before bedtime. If you still find yourself too stressed to sleep, you can get pre-sleep routines like a long bath or a cup of decaffeinated herbal tea. Also, planning tomorrow today will help ease your future stress. Managing stress and following these steps for a sense of normalization will allow you to take an important step in helping you cope with the ever-changing environment and keep those around you, especially children, calm and focused. If you cannot manage your anxiety or depression on your own, you can try to get expert support either face-to-face or in a virtual environment.

Author: Clinical Psychologist Kübra Bozkurt (Medicana Çamlıca Medical Center)

Ruhengiz Efendi, a student of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Department of Communication Design, will perform a piano recital from his personal Instagram account (@ruhengizefendi) on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 18:00. In this concert, our student will present us Prelude No.17 of Johann Sebastian Bach, and Sonata No.9, Op. Frédéric Chopin, a 14th No.1 and one of the most popular composers of the romantic era, a small Polish Mazurka Op.68 No.2.

Our student Ruhengiz Efendi explains the purpose of the recital as follows: “In this difficult process we are in, we spend our time staying in our homes not only by considering the pandemic situation but also by taking time for our different hobbies. Activities such as online exhibitions opened by museums and live performances of many musicians can motivate us in this case, if only a little. So, I wanted to perform this recital. I chose to hold the recital on April 23 because I want to be a contributor to celebrate this very important day with great enthusiasm. I welcome all music lovers, see you.”

Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School organized an e-seminar titled “Health Management and Managers in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, April 21. In the event where Dean of Üsküdar University the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur was a speaker, the information was shared on issues such as the qualifications that the healthcare sector needs in the 21st century, and changing needs in the changing health sector. Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur, a member of the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Pandemic Board, made a statement to our participants about the COVID-19 and the pandemic process. Our speaker answered our students' questions at the end of the seminar.

Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School organized an e-seminar on Monday, April 20, entitled “Sports Tourism as an Alternative Tourism Model.” Wyndham Destination Eastern Europe and Middle East Director Ali Eğilmez was the moderator of the event, where Beat Run Crew founder Sinan Cem Gürsoy and Beat Run Crew Captain Aysel Aydın were the speakers. In the seminar, the contribution of “sports tourism”, one of the alternative tourism types, to the economy and holiday destinations was discussed in all details. It was an education that opened us up especially in the process of COVID-19 and instilled hope and happiness in us. After the pandemic process, we will run with the Beat Run Crew team as the Istanbul Kültür University and Program of Tourism and Hotel Management.

Definite cases: Turkey (95,591), World (2,585,468)

Death:             Turkey (2259), World (178,845)

WHO Risk Assessment: Global level - Very High

Within the scope of the fight against the New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health launched the "Hayat Eve Sığar (Life Fits Home)" mobile application, where citizens can look at their risk situations in their region and track their own health.

With the "Hayat Eve Sığar (Life Fits Home)" mobile application of the Ministry, which benefits from the opportunities offered by information and technology during the pandemic period and controls and monitors the entire process through health information systems, citizens will be able to monitor their own health and see the risk situation in their environment instantly.

"Protect from Corona minimize risks."the application developed to protect, inform, direct citizens against COVID-19 and reduce risks, which is among the applications implemented one after the other, based on the slogan, has started to be used rapidly.

Citizens who will be able to download the app free of charge from mobile markets will be able to report it with a health test they can fill out every day in the app when they see changes in their health status. The uploaded information will be directed to the doctor.