Coronavirus in UAE: How to strengthen your immunity

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Having a strong immunity is essential in staying healthy in the wake of the COVID-19. With an abundance of information circulating about the safety precautions that one could implement to combat the virus, Dr. Mohammed Mansoor, Consultant and Head of pediatric dentistry in Dubai Health Authority, gives his key tips on how to raise one’s immunity.    Full Article here:  See more at https://gulfnews.com/videos

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00:00Immunity is very important for every individual.

00:07So there are certain measures that every person can actually do in order to improve or optimize

00:12their immunity.

00:13The first thing is to sleep.

00:14It's very important to get ample amount of sleep and then to have a balanced diet.

00:18So your vitamins and avoiding harmful snacks or foods such as sugar.

00:25Also it's important to hydrate yourself.

00:27Having water is absolutely important because it ensures that all the organs are functioning

00:32in full capacity.

00:35And all these small measures and very doable measures actually can significantly improve

00:41the immunity and also ensures that a person can actually resist catching diseases.

00:49This virus, when it affects someone, 80% of them will have mild symptoms.

00:54And 20% will probably progress into more moderate or severe symptoms.

01:01And those target groups that are going to be affected with higher symptoms are basically

01:08the immunocompromised individuals.

01:13So elderly that have chronic problems, whether it's respiratory diseases or high blood pressure

01:21or heart disease, are all prone to possibly deteriorate more than your healthy individuals.

01:30So based on statistics, from every 10 person that gets infected, only 8 will get some mild

01:37symptoms.

01:38And then the other 2, or let's say the 20% of the population that gets infected, might

01:45get symptoms that are a bit more than mild.

01:47Based on our information, no one is excluded from getting this disease.

01:51All we know is that statistically, kids are less prone and the elderly are more prone

01:56to getting complications from this disease.

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