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Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) will implement strict home quarantine in all household. All public transportation will be suspended. President Duterte announces that starting March 17, 2020 up to April 13, 2020 there will be an ECQ in Luzon. Here are some tips according to the DEPED Source: https://www.facebook.com/DepartmentOfEducation.PH/, Accessed: March 18, 2020

What is COVID-19? According to WHO (World Health Organization), COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The WHO declared  COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020 How does COVID-19 Spread? The virus can be transferred from small droplets of your saliva when the infected person coughs or even when the person sneezes. How long it takes to confirm your infected? Symptoms can take 2-14 days depends on the immune system of the infected person. Common Symptoms Fever Tiredness Dry cough Loss of smell or taste Difficulty in breathing  Sore throat Runny nose Diarrhea  How to prevent it? Wash hands often with an alcohol-based or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands Avoid contact with sick people. Maintain social distancing (at least 1 meter or 3 feet)  Clean and disi

If you cannot find or buy N95 masks due to high demand, here is a very useful alternative: You can put 2 layers of tissue between your face and a regular Dura mask. This improves the ability to filter tiny dust particles up to about 75 – 90%, almost the same as an N95 mask. This option is also great for those who feel that N95 masks are very hard to breathe through all day and those who feel pain on their head and behind the ears when wearing an N95 mask. The Dura mask with two layers of tissue in between is very comfortable to wear with almost the same filter efficiency as the much more expensive and hard to find N95 mask. Source: http://thairesidents.com/tips/easy-method-n95-mask-substitute/ #taaleruption #taal #besafeeveryone