COVID-19 Public Health Resource Repository

Af Maay

Maddy athy rato tilaabiyaalkung futhud wali ku badbaathiyi kortee naftaa ii bulshithy is qaatoyoowky ii faafiyoowky COVID-19.

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English

By following these simple steps, you could protect yourself and your community from getting and spreading COVID-19.

Af Maay

Aafoothy COVID-19 wali si dhaqsyly ing baddalleey qaabky unny ing shaqeeyaany, inis dh’gallaany waanny ing noolythaany.

Qof kasty oo Soomaali e wali waajib ky’ahaa inny doorsheey ku qaathithy sithii kiikaany kang kally ing illaaliyi lahaayi waany ing dhiiri geliyi lahaayi shal dheeraathoowky bulshithy inty yee dareerty aafoothy COVID-19.

Af Maay

Tilaalky walibuwaa hab bedbaathywu oo waltarly oo lunku horseethaaw cuthuree, waany liky bedbaathiyaaw nololy-hattany waaby ku muhiimsingyi sithii horo.

English:

Did you know that Vaccines play an important role in protecting your health and the health of your family and community? In this video we will explain: 1) The benefits of vaccines 2) How Vaccines work 3) How you can protect yourself, family and community!

Somali:

Ma ogtahay in Tallaalku door muhiim ah ka ciyaaro ilaalinta caafimaadkaaga iyo caafimaadka qoyskaaga iyo bulshadaadaba? Muuqaalkan waxaynu ku sharaxi doonaa: 1) Faa'iidooyinka tallaalka 2) Sida ay u shaqeeyaan Tallaaladu 3) Sida aad u ilaalin karto naftaada, qoyskaaga iyo bulshadaadaba!

English:

Coronavirus is not finished - Please protect yourself, your family, and your community.

Somali:

Khatarta Koroona Fayras welli ma dhamaan - Fadlan naftaada, qoyskaaga iyo bulshadaada dhowr.

English:

During the Covid-19 pandemic, it's important to take measures to reduce the risk of infection by strengthening your immune system with a balanced and diverse diet. This video has lots of useful information & guidance on this, please continue to watch

Somali:

Inta ay socoto musiibadu Covid-19, waxa muhiim ah inaad qaado tallaabooyin aad ku curyaaminayso halista qaadista caabuqa adigoo nidaamka difaaca jirkaaga ku xoojinaya cunto isku dheellitiran oo kala duwan. Muuqaalkan waxa ku jira macluumaad waxtar leh & tilmaamo badan oo ku saabsan arrinkan, fadlan sii wad daawashada

English:

It is important to remember the following when using non-medical masks and face coverings.

Somali:

Waa muhiim in la ogsoonaado waxyaabahan soo socda marka la adeegsanayo af-saabyada caadiga ah iyo waji-daboolayaasha

Somali:

Habraaca Duugista Dadka u Dhinta COVID-19

HQofkii qoyska kamida ee leh calaamadaha COVID-19 ama la kulmay qof leh calaamadahaas, waa inuusan ka qeybgalin Janaazada ama isku imaatinka . Aaladaha kale ee la iska arko ayaa lagu caawin karaa qoysaska xaaladaas ku sugan.

English:

Any family members who show COVID-19 related symptoms or have been in touch with someone displaying these symptoms should not attend a funeral or public gathering. Virtual tools can be used to assist family members in such situations.

English

It’s important to exercise our minds by learning at home. Our caregivers can also help us learn while doing everyday activities. Watch Hiddo & Hirsi learn at home while discussing the famous Somali folktale the Lion’s Share.

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Af Maay

Bug agriisinoo iskool kiny iniis diyaarino. Ogaaw marbaa ing baahingtaa iny uny naginy geesiyaal ku siming agligy I hoogiby. Sitha maskangtaany ungku shaqeysiyaany. May fathaane iny lang welby usy bad baathy!

English

It is very important to get vaccinations when you are young. Vaccines help children build up their immunity and reduce the chances of getting sick. Vaccines can protect you so you can grow up big and strong. These vaccines can protect us from COVID-19, polio, measles, tuberculosis and many other diseases. Vaccines are also safe to use. They will also protect the people around you from getting sick like our grandmothers, aunties, and uncles. Visit the health facility today for your vaccinations, tomorrow may be too late. By getting these vaccinations you are helping to keep our families and neighborhoods safe just like the Protector Twins! Vaccinations are helpful, they protect us from diseases.

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Af Maay

Tilaal kasaasanaa wely eyi? Maybaa koo difaa ey tilaalky inty athy in jiriny. Maybaa koo bad baadiyey iny yoo ing jiriny qooska I dadky kaly oo kiing dhow. Inty uny yarny shaqaalithy aafimadky iny tilaalky nisiyaanaagwu. Talaalethung may noo difaa ayaany COVID- 19 deweely qufugy I uthuri kaly oo bathing. I Istimaalky tilaalky sithoo kally badbaathuwu. Mar markoo maybaa luku yaabee, sithii qurungty haang ingdareengty iloow, maybaa aha geesy many obsithaw sababtoo e mayba fathey iny kubad baadiyi qoskey ii nafteey uthurkung. May fathaane iny lang welby usy bad baathy!

English

Remember the coronavirus spreads through having unclean hands! Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds. Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing. Also wash your hands before, during and after you prepare food, and before eating. By following these steps, you can help protect yourself and others.

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Af Maay

Qof welby waybaa ing baahingyaa iny galjhaasheey dhighy sy qof welby ing badbaathy. Iny Dhigny galjhaaghaany maybaa Noo aawiyaasee inny unny ku horseeny uthuree, sithy uthurky COVID-19 shubing biyoolighy ii haangh kaly. Iny galjhaashoo kidhighaanghu biy’dareerayaang 20 ilbirigsy. May fathaane iny lang welby usy bad baathy!

English:

Vaccinations are helpful, they protect us from diseases

Somali:

Talaalku waa Caawiyoo, Jirooyinkuu naga Celshaa

English:

A look behind the scenes of the creation and production of Hiddo & Hirsi, the Protector Twins!

Somali:

Baro geesiyiinta kucusub magaalada ee Hiddo iyo Hirsi. Waa Mataanaha Bed-dhawr! Hiddo iyo Hirsi waxay ilmaha barayaan sidey iskaga ilaalin lahaayeen Fayruuska safmareenka ah ee COVID-19.

English:

Even though school is not in session it’s important to still exercise our minds by learning at home. Our caregivers can also help us learn while doing everyday activities. Watch Hiddo & Hirsi learn at home while discussing the famous Somali folktale the Lion’s Share.

Somali:

In kasta oo iskooladii aysan socon hadana waxaa muhiim ah inaan wali maskaxdeena ka shaqaysiino anagoo wax ku baranayna guriga. Daryeel bixiyaashayadu sidoo kale waxay naga caawin karaan inaan wax barano inta aan sameyneyno howl maalmeedkeena. Hiddo & Hirsi daawo ayagoo guriga wax kubaranaya ayagoo kasheekaynaya sheeko caruureed kii caanka ahayd ee Soomaaliyeed ee Qayb Libaax.

English:

During this time when the Coronavirus is around, we may experience some feelings. It is okay to feel sad. These feelings are normal. Learn how Hiddo & Hirsi handle their feelings.

Somali:

Waa caadi iska ah inaan dareenno murugo. Dareenadaasi waa kuwo iska caadi. Baro sida ay Hiddo & Hirsi ula macaamilaan dareenkooda.

English:

It’s important that we keep 2 meters away from non-family members during this pandemic and not shake hands. We can just wave instead.

Somali:

Waa muhiim in aan kafogaano 2 mitir aanan gacantana kasalaamin wixii aan qoyskeena ahayn wakhtigaan cudurkaan uujiro. Bedelkiina kor baan iska salaami karnaa. Baro geesiyiinta kucusub magaalada ee Hiddo iyo Hirsi. Waa Mataanaha Bed-dhawr!

English:

Remember the coronavirus spreads through having unclean hands! Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds. Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing. Also wash your hands before, during and after you prepare food, and before eating. By following these steps, you can help protect yourself and others.

Somali:

Ogow fayruuska korona wuxuu kufaafaa gacmaha aan ladhaqin! Si joogto ah ugu dhaq gacmahaaga biyo iyo saabuun muddo 20 ilbiriqsi ah. Dhaq gacmahaaga kadib markaad qufacdo ama hindhisto. Dhaq gacmahaaga kahor, inta aad ku gudajirtid, kadib diyaarinta cuntada, iyo kahore intaanad billabin wax cunitaanka. Marka aad raacdid tallaabooyinkan, waxaad gacan ka geysan kartaa ilaalinta naftaada iyo dadka kaleba.

English:

Just because we aren’t in school doesn’t mean we can’t do all kinds of fun activities! Super heroes like us exercise our minds and stay active. There are so many activities we can do.

Introducing the new superheroes in town, Hiddo & Hirsi! They are the Protector Twins! Hiddo & Hirsi teach children how to be safe from Covid-19. Find them on the Somali Geedka Mooska YouTube channel.

Somali:

Iskoolaadka xirnaantooda macnaheedu ma’ahan in aanan sameyn karin hawlo kala duwan. Geesiyiinta anagoo kale ah, miskaxdeena ayaan kashaqaysiinaa si aan ufirfircoonaano. Waxaa jira hawlo badan oo aan qaban karno. Baro geesiyiinta kucusub magaalada ee Hiddo iyo Hirsi. Waa Mataanaha Bed-dhawr! Hiddo iyo Hirsi waxay ilmaha barayaan sidey iskaga ilaalin lahaayeen Fayruuska safmareenka ah ee Covid-19. Waxaadna kalasocon kadhaa kanaalka YouTube-ka ee Geedka Mooska. Hailaawin inaad like saarto, subscribe na dhahdid.

English:

Introducing the new superheroes in town, Hiddo & Hirsi! They are the Protector Twins! Hiddo & Hirsi teach children how to be safe from Covid-19. The twins are also found on the popular Somali Youtube show, Geedka Mooska. The show is produced by Poet Nation Media, and this episode was produced by Project HAND UP and Buni Media.

Somali:

Baro geesiyiinta kucusub magaalada ee Hiddo iyo Hirsi. Waa Mataanaha Bed-dhawr! Hiddo iyo Hirsi waxay ilmaha barayaan sidey iskaga ilaalin lahaayeen Fayruuska safmareenka ah ee Covid-19. Waxaadna kalasocon kadhaa kanaalka YouTube-ka ee Geedka Mooska. Hailaawin inaad like saarto,subscribe na dhahdid.

It’s afternoon and the family are about to have lunch. Warsame sits at the table, waiting to be served. Fallis asks if he has washed his hands, to which he retorts by asking if she has ever seen him eat without washing his hands. She says she was just reminding him as she is concerned with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Handwashing and avoiding to touch the face are important means to combat the virus, she points out. Click to read more.

The phone rings. Warsame picks it. It is Madahey. The two chat about the lockdown and commiserate each other on how much they miss going to their fadhikudirir (fighting while sitting) where they normally discuss politics while having tea. Madahey asks, while coughing, if he and his friend Bile can come over to Warsame’s for tea. Warsame jokes why he’d invite him over with such a cough. Madahey gets a bit defensive and asks what his friends is suggesting. Click to read more.

It’s afternoon and Fallis is washing the dishes while keenly observing her husband. She starts a back-and-forth dialogue by telling him that she’s amazed by him. Confused, he asks why. She explains that she has been observing him and is stunned by the number of times he touches his face, picks his nose, chews on his nails, and scratches his ears. He wonders why she would care; after all, it’s his face and he can do whatever he wants. It is only with the advent of the coronavirus that she is noticing his habit of frequently touching his face, she tells him. Click to read more.

There is knocking on the door. Fallis and Warsame ask as one another to check as Fallis restrains her daughter who was rushing to open it. Warsame asks who it is. It is Bile. They exchange greetings behind closed door. Bile wonders why the door is still closed, saying that he is with Madahey, Ina Sulub, and Dombir Jim’ale and they came to talk. Madahey interjects, saying that all the fadhikudirir tea shops are all closed, so they would like Fallis to make them tea and let them have their discussions in the house. Click to read more.

It’s late afternoon and Fallis is washing the dishes. Warsame, meanwhile, seems agitated. I must go out today, he tells her. Fallis tries to reason with him, telling him that staying at home is for his own good and for the good of the family. But he complains about being stuck at home now that his shop is closed. Fallis reveals that she knows that his time-wasting friends have called him and that’s why he is insisting of going out. Click to read more.

This morning grandmother Fallis woke up with a headache and cough. Warsame is concerned and asks her how she feels. She tells him that she’s aching all over and feels as if she’s coming down with the flu. She does not, however, have a fever, so it’s probably not coronavirus. Liban who overhead the exchange, rushes to the kitchen. He starts preparing, pulling out a knife, a cup lemons, garlic, ginger, and honey. His mother, Ismahan, asks what he’s preparing. He’s making a remedy for grandma, he responds. Click to read more.

The phone rings. Grandma Fallis picks it; it’s her neighbor Safiya, whose voice she did not recognize at first. Safiya jokes that she does not blame her because these days everyone is afraid and cocooned in their houses for too long. After exchanging pleasantries, they found out that both of them were sick recently. Safiya complains of having had a headache so severe, it felt like nails being drilled on both ends of her head. Click to read more.

Warsame is contemplating if he will go to the barber shop. Warsame’s hair is overgrowing and he doesn’t know what to do. Fallis says he is looking for an excuse to get out, he wonders what makes her think he is making an excuse, since she is able to see how his hair has grown like those of a bushman. She confronts him to stop talking much, no one will excuse him to see the barber and his hair isn’t that bad after all. He asks her why she is misquoting him, and she retorts the essence of bring up his badly shaped hair is an excuse of getting out. He responds he only mentioned the length his hair has grown; he then recalls something and starts to call Bile to ask him what he used to do whenever his hair isn’t trimmed for long. The phone rings. The two men greet, and after exchanging pleasantries, Bile cracks a joke if Warsame is yet to be released from ‘prison’ but shrugs off and instead says Fallis was not feeling well recently. Concerned, Bile asks how she’s doing. Click to read more.

Sagal is coughing and she covers her mouth with her palm. Liban holds his head in shock. He asks Sagal what she is doing, but Sagal goes defensive and retorts she will report him to mum. Liban tells her she is wrong and is she is failing to comply with advice she was given. He advises, she coughs into her bent elbow or use a clean tissue. Sagal continues to be defensive, and wonders why he can’t see since she already covered her mouth with her hands. Liban informs her it’s wrong to cover her cough with her bare hands. Sagal keeps justifying her action, and tells him the information she got was to cover her mouth. Liban advises it is dangerous to cover the mouth as it will spread all the germs from her mouth, and she will later touch every surface with the same hands. Click to read more.

There is a knock at the door. Sagal rushes to open as usual, and her grandmothers tries to stop her. Fallis stops and admonishes her. Enters Ismahaan carrying groceries, she is wearing a facemask and gloves, and Liban and Sagal run to embrace her. The kids ask their mother what she brought. Fallis tells the kids not to go near their mom, until she washes her hands in the washroom, disposes the facemask and the gloves in the dustbin. Sagal wonders why the items should be thrown when she can have them. Fallis calls the kids aside to tell them something. Click to read more.