F. BUENCAMINO SR.

INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Sawmill, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH 10
Submitted by:

Leader:

Camacho, Rosebelle J.

Members:

Culagbang, Nicole F.

Dumo, Clariza

Galvez, Princess Ma. Theresa A.

Luyun, Saever Lanz Q.

Mendez, Cassieline J.

Grade 10 - Sampaguita

Submitted to:

Mrs. Nina Nerie De Vela

Subject Teacher

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Consider the following guide questions to construct the narrative:

 What is COVID-19? Briefly discuss the history and background of the said

virus.

 How did the Filipinos become infected with the virus?

 What are the short-term and long-term effects of the virus to the Philippines

as a whole?

 Which government agencies were tapped to respond with this pandemic?

 Who are the key officials tasked to manage the COVID-19 response of the

government?

 How did the aforementioned agencies and officials act upon their

responsibilities?

 Are you satisfied with how the government responded with the COVID-19 pandemic?

Defend your answer.

 As a student, how did this pandemic affect you?

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Life under Coronavirus

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A novel coronavirus outbreak was first documented in Wuhan, Hubei Province,

China in December 2019. As of this writing, it has now been confirmed on six

continents and in more than 100 countries. As the world’s health systems funnel

resources into learning about, treating, and preventing infections in humans,

new information is released daily. In this two-part article series, we will

first provide some history on coronaviruses to put this disease outbreak in

perspective, and discuss global health security and planning for pandemic

response. Secondly, we will offer guidance from the best trusted sources for

prevention and planning in the workplace and at home.

Coronaviruses are a large family of zoonotic viruses that cause illness

ranging from the common cold to severe respiratory diseases. Zoonotic means

these viruses are able to be transmitted from animals to humans. There are several

coronaviruses known to be circulating in different animal populations that have

not yet infected humans. COVID-19 is the most recent to make the jump to human

infection.

The common signs of COVID-19 infection are similar to the common cold and

include respiratory symptoms such as dry cough, fever, shortness of breath,

and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia,

severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and death. The COVID-19

infection is spread from one person to others via droplets produced from the

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respiratory system of infected people, often during coughing or sneezing.

According to current data, time from exposure to onset of symptoms is usually

between two and 14 days, with an average of five days.

According to Pharmaceutical Technology, the first case of novel coronavirus

(2019-nCoV, now COVID-19) in the Philippines was confirmed on 30 January 2020,

in a 38-year old woman who arrived from Wuhan. Two days later, the Philippines

recorded the first death outside China on 01 February 2020.

We are in the midst of an historic event that will change many aspects of

our world. There will be major impacts on the global economy, geopolitics and

our societies. It is clear that these global impacts and risks are highly

interdependent and are changing the current and future global risk landscape,

a fact highlighted in the World Economic Forum's recently published COVID-19

Risks Outlook report.

The short term impact of Covid-19 on people, businesses and markets applies

across sectors and market segments, and requires a range of immediate actions,

while positioning for the strongest possible future. Consequently, in legal

terms, Covid-19 is sector agnostic. Business needs to take its legal obligations

into account when developing its strategy and tactics to help protect the health

of its workers and the stability of its business, especially as the move to

virtual or remote working increases and the business is required to more actively

manage workforce levels. The need to communicate, collaborate and ensure

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continuity of business is likely to create a new world of client-business-worker

skills and relationships.

According to World Economic Forum (2020), the long-term societal impacts,

such as an exacerbation of inequality and changes in consumer behaviours, the

nature of work and the role of technology - both at work and at home - will

change our way of life forever, for us as individuals, as a workforce, and as

a society. These social dimensions of the crisis, including generational

frictions and continued stress on people’s wellbeing, will be felt by people

worldwide and will create substantial societal consequences for the long term.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been working with government to build

preparedness and response capabilities in countries to contain the outbreak

and prepare for possible community transmission. WHO has been working with the

Department of Health (DOH) and other national stakeholders and partners to

increase its preparedness to address Covid-19 including the possibility of wider

transmission. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable

to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibilities,

integrity and competence and uphold interest over personal interest. Government

officials is indeed a collective effort for fighting Covid-19 government cannot

do it alone and we are grateful to have them. They efforts and hard-working

are the motivation for us to fight this kind of battle.

During pandemic, like COVID-19, law enforcement agencies are responsible

for working with government and public health officials to contain spread, serve

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the local community, and maintain public order. Given the person-to-person

spread of COVID-19 through respiratory droplets, law enforcement officers are

also at a heightened risk of exposure due to their close contact with members

of the public. To protect officers, the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) and other agencies have made numerous recommendations for law

enforcement agencies to protect officers and the public. Departments around

the country have responded to the pandemic in various ways, such as reassigning

personnel to high-traffic areas, suspending training, roll calls, and community

outreach initiatives, only issuing citations for low-level crimes, implementing

safety precautions for officers, and limiting access to department facilities.

The COVID-19 pandemic also has exposed some key obstacles for law enforcement,

related to communication, resource management, the enforcement of public health

restrictions, and changes to crime and service patterns. Based on these

early/initial responses and obstacles during the COVID-19 outbreak, the current

paper highlights directions for future responses to pandemics to ensure the

safety and security of police officers and the communities they serve.

We are satisfied with how the government responded with the COVID-19 pandemic

because they did not neglect us. They do their job to keep us safe even they

putting their lives on the line to save others. Also, government helping the

poor and hungry to survive this kind of crisis. Moreover, government also has

changed personal behavior, recommending and in some cases ordering people to

stay home, practice social distancing and wear masks outdoors, in some

places under threat of fines or penalties.

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As a student during this pandemic, it is a big challenge for me and every

student and also for educational institutions to impart and continue with the

studies at this time when touching someone means catching a life-threatening

disease. Students will have to show discipline towards their life and their

study as there is no one to check on them, only then they can think of getting

the best from this troubled time. The crux of the matter is we need to stay

motivated at all times and keep making efforts in the right direction, while

maintaining utmost precautions at all times. First is the good health of everyone

and second comes good education.

We can confidently say that my life has indeed changed. But, we need to find

purpose behind this dark cloud that can bring new life to the elderly among

us. We need to store away these feelings of today. Lock them in our brain centers

of emotion and in our heart chambers of compassion and unleash them through

the power of the Holy Spirit once this all ends. To find that precious element

of time to spend with those who feel lonely each and every day. We can and must

be motivated by our own awareness of the terrible feelings of isolation and

loneliness now known firsthand. And let us be moved into action as we recall

in sacred Scripture John 10:10 which tells us that “I (Christ) came so that

they might have life and have it more abundantly.” Let us not allow anyone among

us to live short of that abundance while in our midst. Let’s be sure to bring

life to all, and bring it to the fullest.

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So, if we all want to protect ourselves from Covid. We must doing a simple

precautions like, clean your hands often, cough or sneeze in your bent elbow-

not on your hands, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, limit social

gatherings and time spent in crowded places, avoid close contact with someone

who is sick and lastly, clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and

surfaces. Fighting Covid - 19 is our joint responsibility. Lastly, we need to

continue to pray for all caregivers, frontliners and all of people who fight

Covid - 19. We need to pray God will bless their heroic efforts with His peace

and love.

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onavirus-22021

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/coronavirus-affected-co

untries-philippines-measures-impact-tourism-economy/

https://home.kpmg/xx/en/blogs/home/posts/2020/03/implications-of-covid-19-

on-the-legal-sector.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/what-risks-does-covid-19-pose-to-so

ciety-in-the-long-term/

https://www.who.int/philippines/news/feature-stories/detail/who-supports-t

he-philippine-government-in-covid-19-response

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275851/
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