BSMART is also dealing with the ongoing difficult situation, the management of which affects all people globally. We want to look positively into the future and, in addition to the negative consequences, also see many opportunities in the current situation. Points like increased health awareness, improved digitization and infrastructures, more social consideration and responsibility, more funding in research and education, new business models and creative approaches, more flexibility in working time regulations as well as a stronger "WE" feeling for global cooperation as humanity instead of national isolation. For the time at home, we would like to summarize and add a few points again, because the winter months with increased home office times can be stressful:

1. Structure bring into the day, Create schedules for work, Essen, Sport, leisure, and maintaining social contacts via electronic aids or traditionally with letters. Maintaining a good circadian sleep rhythm is also very important. Even with your own children, where possible, plan different activities.
2. privacy is important especially in relationships or with families with children. Make sure that everyone in the family can have some time to themselves each day, no matter if that is with learning, while cooking, Play, Sports or something like that.
3. nutrition is a central part of our life. Even in times of crisis you can eat well and balanced. Create e.g.. a weekly meal plan and cook fresh. Maintain a good fluid balance. There is no need to store groceries at home, you can access fresh ingredients and support the farmers. If you do not exercise in everyday life, remember to adjust your calorie intake.
4. Sport and fresh air are also important points. Exhausting yourself in a sporty way ensures satisfaction, Depletion of excess energy and preventively keeps us healthy especially at times, in which we get less exercise through everyday life. The essence here lies in the regularity e.g.. daily walk after eating or 3-5 Plan sporting activities every week.
5. cleanliness in the apartment / house is also important when we spend more time at home. Regular cleaning schedules help.
6. Optimistic perspective that better times will come again - we will master this situation together and must protect the vulnerabilities of our society and cooperate at European and international level for the benefit of all people.
7. set goals is helpful, because achieving partial goals creates positive feelings. You can currently make very good use of possible online training opportunities or set fitness goals, to ensure regular exercise, especially with increased home office times. Other goals can relate to diet, z.B. like shopping sustainably or experimenting with fruit and vegetables yourself. Important: don't do too much at once, Goals should be realistic, set partial goals and check at regular intervals how you are coping with the goals.

Recommendations of important sources of information (Obtain information in moderation, max. 1 Times per day):

Warnapp becomes more efficient the more voluntarily participate:
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-warn-app

Robert Koch Institute:
https://www.rki.de

LIR Mainz:
https://lir-mainz.de

Online Compact Course LIR:
https://lir-mainz.de/aufkursbleiben-kompakt

Recommendations for strengthening mental health during the pandemic:
https://lir-mainz.de/corona-pandemie-empfehlungen-zur-staerkung-der-psychischen-gesundheit

Federal Center for Health Education:
https://www.infektionsschutz.de/coronavirus/

Podcasts:

Coronavirus update with Sandra Ciesek / Christian Drosten
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Coronavirus-Virologe-Drosten-im-NDR-Info-Podcast,podcastcoronavirus100.html