Members of the Istanbul Kültür University Sign Language Choir prepared a video with the sign language in which they gave a "stay home" message. The students supported the #evdekal call implemented in the world bush within the scope of the New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) measures with the video they edited by making their shots at their homes.

Cononavirus is an infectious disease that affects the respiratory tract of severity ranging from the common cold to deadly pneumonia. It spreads through direct contact with respiratory droplets or through contact with a contaminated surface. The severity of the disease also varies depending on the area affected by the virus. The virus reaching the lower respiratory tract can infect the bronchi, causing bronchitis or general inflammation of the lung, leading to severe infections such as pneumonia (1).

The lower respiratory tract ends with air sacs (alveoli). Air vesicles in the lung are surrounded by capillaries so that oxygen - carbon dioxide exchange occurs. In a healthy lung, oxygen in the air sacs is delivered to the capillaries; Carbon dioxide from organs is taken into alveoli and expelled. In the presence of coronavirus, the situation becomes difficult; the virus damages the alveolar walls and capillaries; By thickening the alveolar wall, it makes the passage of oxygen difficult and causes more shortness of breath. As the inflammation progresses, the body's need for oxygen cannot be met and its ability to remove carbon dioxide decreases.

Considering the importance  given to the respiratory system, our respiratory system gains importance for our health. Improving respiratory health with respiratory exercises before infection can reduce the symptoms of the disease. However, it should not be forgotten that these suggestions will not destroy disease.

It will be more useful to give some pre-information about some exercises;

**Every “breathing exercise” to be performed  helps maintain physical and mental health by strengthening lung functions and reducing the effects of stress on the body.

**Breath taken through the nose; The air coming through the hair and mucous membrane of the nose is cleaned, thus forming a shield against the disease. In addition, the air coming through the nose is heated and humidified; otherwise, cold and dry air may cause infections especially in the lower lobes of the lungs.

**Deep breath: We do not use all of our lung capacity in daily life. With deep breath, we can improve lung capacity. In addition, with the deep breath to be taken, the particles are removed from the less used areas of the lung, and it can reduce exposure to viral particles.

**Forced breathing: exhalation is normally an passive event. You can perform the exhaling event by working your expiratory (exhaling) muscles through the challenging breathing exercise. The operation of these muscles against resistance (against the resistance of the arch, balloon, etc.) provides strengthening of the exhaling muscles.

We hope to reach healthy days as soon as possible!

Research Assist. Gülşah Karaca

Faculty of Health Sciences

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Definite cases: Turkey (13.531), World (887 thousand 422)

Death:             Turkey (214), World (43 thousand 537)

WHO Risk Assessment: Global level - Very High