Team Mabangis EmpTech 11-Siargao SY 2020-2021

Get news from reliable sources. There’s a lot of information—and misinformation—about COVID-19 circulating across news channels, social media platforms, and the internet. Make sure that you get your information from credible sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and Arkansas Department of Health.
Take a break from news and social media. It’s good to stay informed, but constant news about the pandemic can be overwhelming, stressful, and upsetting.
Remember that this is a difficult time for everyone. Find extra patience, manage your stress, and cope with the anxiety that comes from a health crisis.
Find time to relax and spend time with your family doing the things that you enjoy. Read books, play board games, tell stories, go for a walk in your neighborhood, have a dance party in the living room, or watch movies together.
Eat healthy foods. You don’t have to rely on unhealthy frozen meals, fast food, and carry-out. Working from home and fewer social obligations in the evenings means you have more time to cook a healthy, nutritious meal.

Should you practice social distancing if you are healthy?
Do not assume that having no symptoms means that you are healthy. You can be actively infected and transmit the coronavirus even if you are asymptomatic.

Practice social distancing, respiratory hygiene, frequent hand washing, and avoid touching surfaces as though you could make others sick. Clean and disinfect surfaces often.

Being extra careful now can limit the length of time social distancing will be necessary.

Should you stockpile supplies?
Keep necessary medications in the amount your doctor recommends. Many physicians offer prescription refills through an online patient portal or TeleVisit.

Do not stockpile. Keep necessary health items—such as soap, tissues, and alcohol-based sanitizer—on hand, but do not accumulate more than you need. Acquiring more than you need means that other people in need of those items may go without.

MANA physicians recommend keeping two to four weeks’ basic supplies in your home.

Should you go to the doctor?
Do not walk in to a clinic if you think you have COVID-19, or if you have symptoms of COVID-19: fever over 100.3 degrees, cough, shortness of breath.

Instead, call your doctor or call the MANA Fever Hotline at (479) 435-2500.

Keeping life normal
The COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting daily life for people in Arkansas and across the globe. Teachers and students are transitioning to digital learning, professionals are adopting unfamiliar roles and working remotely, and everyone is spending more time at home and away from others.

Take steps to promote good mental, physical, and emotional health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keep a routine. Giving your day structure can help provide a sense of normalcy and make the uncertainties more manageable.
Stay active. Physical activity and exercise are important every single day, even during a pandemic.

“Stay home and wash your hands” makes it sound easy, though. How can you keep yourself and your family happy and healthy during this difficult time?

Should you stay home?
The U.S. government recommends that work and school should be conducted from home whenever possible.
Avoid discretionary travel—don’t travel unless you have to.
Do not visit nursing homes, retirement communities, or hospitals, unless you are providing critical assistance.
Those at a higher risk for COVID-19 complications—older adults, people with heart disease or lung disease, people with diabetes, people with autoimmune disorders, and those with compromised immune systems—should stay home and limit contact with others.
Stay home as much as possible.
Stay home if you are sick—no exceptions.
Should you avoid contact with others?
Avoid social gatherings over 10 people, and avoid close contact with others. COVID-19 is primarily spread through person-to-person contact either by respiratory droplets in the air from coughing or sneezing, or through physical contact.

Avoid physical contact with others. Greet people with waves or nods rather than hugs, handshakes, or kisses.

Wash your hands often. Wash your hands properly before eating, before touching your face, and any time after touching a surface that others may have touched. A hand sanitizer that contains more than 60% alcohol can be used if soap and water are not available.

Do not touch your face. COVID-19, as well as other viruses, typically enter the body through the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Do stay in touch with friends and family. Talk to each other on the phone, try out a messaging application, or video chat. Reach out to people who may be feeling isolated, especially older friends and relatives who don’t use texting and social media.

Should you wear a mask?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Arkansas Department of Health recommend that everyone wear reusable cloth face coverings, or masks, while in public.

STAY HOME.
SAVE LIVES.
Help stop coronavirus

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)

❗Pagsul-ob ug MASK every time ikaw mugawas❗
- a friendly reminder from Team Mabangis

❗ MASKS ❗
Bakit kailangan nating mag-mask?

Masks can help prevent the spread of the virus from the person wearing the mask to others. Masks alone do not protect against COVID-19, and should be combined with physical distancing and hand hygiene. Follow the advice provided by your local health authority.

source: World Health Organization (WHO)

⚠COVID-19 Alert

Seek medical care if you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Call in advance.

source: World Health Organization (WHO)

⚠ Health Information

COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.

Most Common Symptoms
• fever
• dry cough
• tiredness

source: World Health Organization (WHO)

❗Here are some COVID-19 Prevention Tips❗

1. STAY home as much as you can.
2. KEEP a safe distance.
3. WASH hands often.
4. COVER your cough.
5. SICK? call ahead.

source: World Health Organization (WHO)

5 Small Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus

1.) Practice good hand hygiene.
It sounds simple, but it’s true: good hand hygiene helps prevent the transmission of a virus from one person to another.

Too often, people only wash their hands when they’re visibly soiled. However, viruses and bacteria are microscopic, meaning they can be present even if your skin looks clean.

Washing your hands frequently is a great way to avoid a variety of illnesses, not just coronavirus.

To keep your hands clean, wash them thoroughly using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand-washing frequency will vary from person to person, but it’s always a good idea to wash your hands before eating, after using the bathroom, and after sneezing or coughing.

2.) Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hand.
Covering a cough or sneeze may seem like something that should be done simply out of good manners, but it goes a bit beyond that — you should avoid coughing or sneezing into your hand whenever possible.

When you cough or sneeze into your hand, you have the potential of transferring bacteria or viruses onto that hand; those bacteria and viruses can then be spread to other surfaces you touch.

Instead, try to cough or sneeze into a tissue. If a tissue isn’t available, try to cover your cough or sneeze using your elbow/upper arm.

While these methods may not be perfect, they can help prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. After coughing or sneezing into a tissue, throw the tissue away.

Be sure to wash your hands after a cough or sneeze as well!

3. Stay home if you are sick.
While it’s admirable to be dedicated to your job or to your studies, it’s not a good idea to go into work or school if you’re sick.

You may think you can power through the day, but you run the risk of infecting those around you!

If you’re not feeling well, stay home and let yourself recover. If you have to go out in public, try to wear a face mask to avoid infecting others.

If you’re a parent and your child isn’t feeling well, it’s best to keep him or her home from school. After all, illnesses can spread rapidly in school settings, and you don’t want your child to get his or her classmates sick.

Everyone’s had that familiar feeling of “oh, I probably could have gone in today!” But when you’re sick, it’s better to be safe than sorry — your boss or your teacher will thank you for keeping those germs at home!

4. Consider alternatives to shaking hands.
Extending a handshake is a common greeting or sign of respect, whether closing a business deal or meeting someone for the first time.

However, as discussed above, your hands can carry bacteria and viruses. This means that shaking someone’s hand comes with the risk of passing bacteria or viruses on to that person, or vice versa.

Because it’s a respiratory ailment, COVID-19 is spread by droplets expelled from the respiratory system by a sneeze or cough. However, if an infected person coughs or sneezes into his or her hand, there’s a possibility of transmission through hand-to-hand contact as well.

In a perfect world where everyone observed the rules of good hand hygiene, shaking hands wouldn’t be as much of a concern. However, we all know that many people aren’t exactly diligent about monitoring their hand hygiene.

In the interest of being careful, it’s not a bad idea to cut back on handshakes and consider some alternatives for the time being.

This is a relevant adjustment during standard cold and flu season too, not just with COVID-19.

Something like an “air five,” a quick wave, or a nod can be a good substitute for a handshake. If you’re afraid you might seem rude by declining a handshake, there’s no harm in explaining why.

If you do end up in a situation where you’re shaking hands with a number of people, it’s always a good idea to wash your hands afterwards.

5. Try to avoid touching your face.
Touching the hands of other people isn’t the only hand-related practice to lessen: you should try to avoid touching your face with your own hands too!

As mentioned above, it’s possible for droplets to be transferred via hand-to-hand contact. For that reason, it’s a good idea to avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

If droplets containing the virus made their way onto your hands, touching your eyes, nose, or mouth would be the primary way to transfer those droplets into your own body.

Good hand hygiene will lessen the chances of those droplets existing on your hands in the first place, but trying to limit how often you touch your face is another good step to take.

Making these small adjustments will go a long way toward helping you avoid a number of common illnesses, not just coronavirus.

If you have symptoms that match those of COVID-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath) and a relevant travel history or close contact with a patient with a confirmed case, you should contact your care provider.

SOURCE: South Shore Health
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What can I do to protect myself and others from COVID-19?

The following actions help prevent the spread of COVID-19, as well as other coronaviruses and influenza:

Wear a face mask.
Maintain at least six feet of distance between yourself and others.
Avoid large gatherings.
Socialize outdoors.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Minimize touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces regularly.
Wash your hands often with soap and water.

This chart illustrates how protective measures such as limiting travel, avoiding crowds, social distancing, and thorough and frequent handwashing can slow down the development of new COVID-19 cases and reduce the risk of overwhelming the health care system.

What do I need to know about washing my hands effectively?

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; and after handling anything that's come from outside your home.

If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, covering all surfaces of your hands and rubbing them together until they feel dry.
Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
The CDC's handwashing website has detailed instructions and a video about effective handwashing procedures.
How does coronavirus spread?
The coronavirus spreads mainly from person to person. This can happen between people who are in close contact with one another. Droplets that are produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes may land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby, or possibly be inhaled into their lungs.

A person infected with coronavirus — even one with no symptoms — may emit aerosols when they talk or breathe. Aerosols are infectious viral particles that can float or drift around in the air for up to three hours. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the coronavirus. This is why everyone should wear a mask when they go out in public.

Coronavirus can also spread from contact with infected surfaces or objects, though this is a less common way for the virus to spread.

SOURCE: Harvard Health Publishing/Harvard Medical School
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What is the proper way to wear a mask to help prevent COVID-19?
• Clean your hands before you put your mask on, as well as before and after you take it off, and after you touch it at any time.
• Make sure it covers both your nose, mouth and chin.
• When you take off a mask, store it in a clean plastic bag, and every day either wash it if it’s a fabric mask, or dispose of a medical mask in a trash bin.
• Don’t use masks with valves.

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What food should you avoid during COVID-19?

• When cooking and preparing food, limit the amount of salt and high-sodium condiments (e.g. soy sauce and fish sauce).
• Limit your daily salt intake to less than 5 g (approximately 1 teaspoon), and use iodized salt.
• Avoid foods (e.g. snacks) that are high in salt and sugar.
• Limit your intake of soft drinks or sodas and other drinks that are high in sugar (e.g. fruit juices, fruit juice concentrates and syrups, flavoured milks and yogurt drinks).
• Choose fresh fruits instead of sweet snacks such as cookies, cakes and chocolate.

Source: WHO EMRO

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Keep safe everyone ❤️👍

•Common Prevention Tips•

Protect yourself and others!

•When you can’t keep a safe distance from others, cover your mouth and nose by wearing a face mask

•Keep a safe distance from others

•Clean hands often and disinfect frequently to touch surfaces at home

•Don't touch your eyes, nose and mouth

•Cover when you cough and when you sneeze with tissue

•Listen for instructions from our Local Government or LGU about health protocols

Source: World Health Organization (Edited by Ferdinand)

Help stop the spread of COVID-19. By practicing this common prevention tips.(edited)

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