COVID-19 in Saaremaa. Limited Resources and the Mechanisms for Healing and Prevention

Abstract

COVID-19 challenged the entire population of the world, affected everyone, and all spheres of life, changing the content and ways of communication, cultural habits. The article investigates COVID-19 on Saaremaa island, looking at 1) how islanders with their limited territory and resources and therefore greater vulnerability copied during the pandemic; 2) the choices that individuals made in their everyday lives; 3) I present the mechanisms what people used for healing and prevention of COVID-19.

Keywords

• covid-19
• explanations
• rumours
• everyday choices
• home remedies
• prevention
• healing