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DIY strategy vs. COVID-19

Here are some medical facts and practical Do-It-Yourself measures to ward off the COVID-19 infection that is now a serious pandemic.

CAVEAT: A clean well-ventilated home is our safest sanctuary. Selfquarantine by everyone around the world will help end this pandemic much sooner. Wisdom and a healthy dose of rational fear and paranoia (medical vigilance) will also be beneficial for safety. Home is the best weapon against COVID-19.

Is COVID-19 worse than the Flu?

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Your COVID-19 Queries

Following our columns about COVID-19 the past several weeks in this paper, we received dozens of questions from our readers, which we have organized, consolidated, and answered below:

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A Dollar Humanitarian Campaign Against Poverty and Graft and Corruption in the Philippines

Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS
Chairman, Filipino United Network (USA)

How would you like to launch a historical fight against poverty and graft and corruption in the Philippines and bring good governance and morality in our government --- all for just a dollar?

You and I have always abhorred the pervasive corruption among our government officials in the Philippines and deplored the sad state of our country, where more than 30% of our people are languishing in massive poverty. - more info

The Filipino United Network-USA supported the fund campaign of the Society of Philippine Surgeons

The Filipino United Network-USA supported the fund campaign of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America, chaired by SPSA founder Hernan M. Reyes, MD, FACS, to provide an Ambulance for the city of Ormoc and nearby areas in Leyte, which were hit by typhoon Haiyan. The logos of SPSA, the Ormoc Sugar Plantation Association, and FUN-USA are painted on the side of the Nissan urVAN. Ormoc Congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez coordinated the donation which was delivered October 8, 2014

Food for the Hungry, Land for the Landless, Home for the Homeless, Self-Respect, Dignity, and Pride for the Poorest of the Poor

The Filipino United Network-USA is emailing the official FUN acknowledgment/certificate of donation to all individuals who have donated to its humanitarian projects. The document needs to be submitted to the IRS when filing the April Tax Returns in order to enjoy the tax-deduction benefit for the contribution.

FUN is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable Foundation in the United States and donations to this entity is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Those who have donated to FUN and have not received said certificate are requested to send their email address to scalpelpen@gmail.com to receive a copy.

Those without email address may have a family member email FUN, or may write to Dr. Ale Ragaza, FUN Treasurer, Multicare Medical Center, 232 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT 06460, USA.

Know thy enemy: SARS-COV2

In any war, it is best to know one’s enemy well to have a better chance of survival. We must know all we can about our invisible adversary, SARS-CoV2 virus, the cause of the current COVID-19 pandemic, in order to defeat this virus which, (Click On: COVID-19 Latest Data), and numbers and fatalities are still going up. It is suggested that 40-60 percent of the population could be infected before this pandemic ends.

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Corona Virus FAQ

Accurate and timely information is vital to any preventive, pre-emptive, proactive strategy when it comes to almost any potentially harmful or catastrophic situation or diseases, like the COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading around the world today. For public educational campaign against this deadly nCorona virus, we are presenting this Q&A from the World Health organization to ward off any misinformation that could make this current devastation even worse.

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COVID-19 also kills the young

The younger generation is also vulnerable to get COVID-19! It is a deadly misconception that they are not, a fake news that puts the elderly at even a greater risk. Irresponsible people of any age could make this pandemic worse than the virus itself, by being arrogant and inconsiderate, not cooperating with the health authorities. Some of the Florida spring-breakers on beaches shown on TV a few days ago, disregarding warnings to stay home or practice social distancing, tested positive for COVID-19!

It is obvious that those young people on their school break, celebrating on beaches and bars, etc., not heeding the call to hunker down and do social distancing, not staying home to self-quarantine themselves, do not realize how vital isolation is when it comes to a killer infectious disease, like COVID-19.

Perhaps believing they are invincible because of their robust immune system, they apparently did not know that in the United States alone,...

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