"COVID-19 People's Guidelines" helps inform, educate and motivate Filipinos on disease prevention. A "common language" promotes effective, inexpensive interventions. In developing it, Dr. Joaquin M. Gan and communications specialist Silvestre Afable Jr. seek to dispel unwarranted fear arising from misconceptions, complexity and uncertainty.
Bakit Kailangan Ito
Para sa ordinaryong tao
Lack money and resources
Most stressed out
No ready access to doctors
Most exposed to infection at
• home
• work
• travel
• school
Tamang impormasyon, tamang edukasyon
Evidence-based information
Knowledge of common preventives
Access to common medicines
• safe
• effective
• inexpensive
Harapin ang realidad
Matagalang laban para sa buong bayan
Vaccines may take some time
Vaccines may not be available to everyone
The pandemic may recur over a long time
While dangerous, it is fatal only to a few
Over time, we are gaining more knowledge to be safe
Magiging habambuhay na hamon:
• Social Distancing
• Face Mask
• Hand-washing
Kailangang ligtas lahat:
Physical: right food, activity and movement
Mental: minimize stress
Spiritual: faith and courage
Iwasan hangga't maaari:
Crowded areas
Enclosed areas
Otherwise, limit exposure in these areas
Maging Responsable:
Don't spread fears and rumors
Try to understand the situation
Keep an open mind
Always think of others
Umiwas sa sakit:
Sa biyahe o trabaho:
• Wash hands with soap and water as often as you can
• Wear face mask and shield
• Observe distancing, 1.5 to 2 meters
Pagdating sa bahay:
Disinfect yourself with soap and water or alcohol
Leave your clothes outside
Wear new clothes inside
Gawaing pang-araw-araw
(Daily Preventive Regimen)
Nasal irrigation
Gargle with VCO or Betadine (2 ml. in 1 glass water)
Drink plenty of water
Turmeric and honey (hot drink)
Lagundi and other herbal teas
Lagundi tablets (Ascof, Plemex)
Eat 5 cloves of garlic steeped in hot water
1 Tbsp. of VCO 3x/day
Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables (saluyot, malunggay, spinach, etc.)
Sunshine/Exercise (30 mins./day)
Take Vitamin B-complex, C, D
Take Zinc supplements (or eat peanuts, kasoy, seaweeds)
Probiotics
Protein (eggs, fish)
Alamin ang mga sintomas:
Subaybayan: Mild symptoms
• Loss of sense of taste/smell
• Headache
• General aches and pains
• Sore throat
• Diarrhea
• Conjunctivitis
• Skin rash
• Discoloration of fingers or toes
Bumili ng Pulse Oximeter at alamin kung paano gamitin
More serious: malamang COVID-19
• Dry cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Chest pain
• Loss of speech or movement
• High fever
Kumunsulta sa doctor. Kung malala, dalhin agad sa ospital.
Sumailalim sa testing sa payo ng doctor.
Kung ang test ay positive:
Symptomatic or Asymptomatic
To undergo home or non-home quarantine
Mga protocol ng gamot (discuss with your doctor):
Common drugs widely used (affordable, available)
Anti-coagulant: Aspirin, Clopidogrel
Anti-inflammatory: Dexamethasone, Hydroxychloroquine
Anti-cholesterol: Fenofibrate
Anti-viral: Ivermectin
Antibiotic: Azithromycin
Mucolytic: Carbocisteine
Decongestant: Phenylephrine
Test negative/mild symptoms
Ituloy ang Daily Preventive Regimen
Start preventive protocol
• Anti-coagulant
• Anti-inflammatory
•Anti-cholesterol
• Anti-viral
• Antibiotic
Test Positive:
Asymptomatic/Low risk
Quarantine 14 days
Ituloy ang Daily Preventive Regimen
Preventive doses
• Anti-coagulant
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-cholesterol
• Anti-viral
• Antibiotic
Serious symptoms/high risk:
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Cancer
Lung Disease
Place under hospital care
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