How did it all begin?
Coronavirus arrives on the scene.
![Der Anfang der Pandemie](assets/images/kidditorial/prinz_und_prinzessin.jpg)
Prince: «Tell me, what on earth is going on here?»
Princess Pearl: «Many people all over the world are suddenly falling ill.»
Prince: «What is this strange disease?»
Princess Pearl: «Adults call it a corona pandemic!»
![Tiere im Wald reden](assets/images/kidditorial/maus_im_wald.gif)
The news of an unknown disease is spreading rapidly among the animals in the forest.
Even the cunning snake is worried …
What is a pandemic?
The coronavirus has spread all over the world.
![Nachdenkender Junge am Globus](assets/images/kidditorial/junge_weltkugel.gif)
![Vogel](assets/images/kidditorial/vogel.png)
When people fall ill with a contagious disease in a particular area of the world, we call it an epidemic. When people all over the world are getting sick, we call it a pandemic. Pandemics existed long before the coronavirus.
What is a virus?
The disease is caused by a virus called corona, which got its name because it looks like a crown under a microscope.
![Coronavirus](assets/images/kidditorial/virus_3.png)
![Coronavirus](assets/images/kidditorial/virus_1.png)
![Coronavirus](assets/images/kidditorial/virus_2.png)
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![Mann am Mikroskop](assets/images/kidditorial/Mann_mikroskop.png)
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![Hustender Junge](assets/images/kidditorial/junge_hustet.png)
When viruses enter our bodies, they can make us sick. As well as the coronavirus, they can cause other things like colds, chickenpox, measles and flu.
![Kranker Mann im Bett](assets/images/kidditorial/mann_im_bett.png)
![Krankenwagen im Einsatz](assets/images/kidditorial/krankenwagen.png)
![Fliegende Möve](assets/images/kidditorial/moeve.png)
![Pfleger mit Patient](assets/images/kidditorial/pfleger.png)
![Katze](assets/images/kidditorial/katze.png)
![Baum](assets/images/kidditorial/baum.png)
What helps us against the coronavirus?
![Junge mit Hund](assets/images/kidditorial/junge_mit_hund.gif)
![fliegender Schmetterling](assets/images/kidditorial/schmetterling.png)
We work and learn from home.
We can’t go to school for a while.
![Geschlossene Schule](assets/images/kidditorial/schule_geschlossen.png)
![Fisch beim Zoommeeting am Laptop](assets/images/kidditorial/fisch_am_laptop.gif)
We use computers to work, play, learn, and keep in touch with others.
![Mutter arbeitet am Laptop](assets/images/kidditorial/mutter_am_computer.png)
Many people have to work from home to protect themselves and others from the corona-virus.
How are we doing during the pandemic?
Sometimes we’re happy.
![Tanzende Oma](assets/images/kidditorial/oma_tanzt.png)
Some people are bored of having too many online meetings.
![Hexe beim Videotelefonat](assets/images/kidditorial/hexe_in_zoom.gif)
![fliegender Schmetterling](assets/images/kidditorial/schmetterling.png)
![Trostspendende Äffchen](assets/images/kidditorial/affen.png)
Sometimes we have to comfort others.
How do we live with the pandemic?
![Nettes Gespräch](assets/images/kidditorial/prinz_und_prinzessin.png)
Prince: «And what’s the best way to live with the coronavirus?»
Princess Pearl: «I can tell you that.»
… social distancing
![Abstand halten](assets/images/kidditorial/grueffelo_abstand.png)
![Die Feier wird verschoben](assets/images/kidditorial/Baum_tiere.png)
Social distancing sometimes also means giving things up! We can’t celebrate together.
… washing hands
![Regelmäßig Hände waschen ist wichtig](assets/images/kidditorial/oma_katze_waschen.png)
![Hase und Maus waschen sich die Hände](assets/images/kidditorial/hase_maus_haendewaschen.gif)
Hands should be washed everywhere, not just at home.
![Hände waschen muss man überall](assets/images/kidditorial/fuchs_mann_haende_waschen.png)
… wearing of a mask
Masks protect us from airborne viruses
![Grüffelo winkt](assets/images/kidditorial/gruffelo_winkt.gif)
![Sicherer Besuch der Oma](assets/images/kidditorial/mann_und_tiere_besuchen_oma.png)
… wearing masks in public
We wear masks when we go shopping.
![Wir tragen Maske im Einkaufsladen](assets/images/kidditorial/einkaufsladen.png)
![Fliegender Vogel](assets/images/kidditorial/vogel.png)
![Fliegender Vogel](assets/images/kidditorial/moeve.png)
![Blaue Atemschutzmaske](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Maske_blau_klein.png)
![Weiße Atemschutzmaske](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Maske_weiss_klein.png)
![Hund](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Maske_gruen_klein.png)
![Hellbraune Atemschutzmaske](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Maske_beige_klein.png)
![Dunkelbraune Atemschutzmaske](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Maske_muster_klein.png)
![Postbote](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Postbote.jpg)
![Pfleger](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Pfleger.jpg)
![Ärztin](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Aerztin.jpg)
![Mann mit Hund](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Mann_mit_Hund.jpg)
![Kassierer](assets/images/kidditorial/spiel_maskenkatapult/Kassierer.jpg)
![Maske tragen in öffentlichen Räumen](assets/images/kidditorial/bus.png)
We wear masks on public transport.
… vaccination
What is a vaccination and how can it help us?
![Impfung](assets/images/kidditorial/impfung.gif)
If we’re vaccinated and still come into contact with the coronavirus, our body can defend itself with the help of antibodies.
![Die Oma umarmen](assets/images/kidditorial/oma_umarmen.png)
![Baum](assets/images/kidditorial/baum.png)
Together
we can do it!
We shouldn’t just stay alone and think about the coronavirus.
![Aliens freuen sich über Videochat](assets/images/kidditorial/aliens_ueberblendung.gif)
Contact with friends and family will help us through this unusual time.
Despite coronavirus, we can be there for each other and for others.
![Solidarische Tiere bringen Essen](assets/images/kidditorial/tiere_solidarisch.gif)
![Jubelnde Gruppe](assets/images/kidditorial/gruppe_jubelt.png)
![Euphorische Kinder](assets/images/kidditorial/kinder_spielern.png)
… and then we’ll play, laugh, dance, and be happy together again!
![Glückliches Ende](assets/images/kidditorial/ende.png)