TEODORO, JHERLY KYLA C.

BSED 2-2 SOCIAL SCIENCE

Covid19 the new normal seminar

Aug. 19 2020

The COVID-19 or NCOV really struck us really hard. Last year

while we are all happy and celebrating holidays here in the
Philippines then we heard the news that there is a breakout of
the noble corona virus in Wuhan, China. At first we’re really not
that concern with the virus since it was on the overseas and
there is no way it will reach us unless the Chinese will come to
us.
First or second month of the 2020 we’re struck by the news
that there is a possibility of virus breach in our country and just
like that in a flash. There is a suddenly lockdown in the whole
Manila, different people starting to panic, people in the
neighborhood province starting to horde face mask and
alcohol. All of this in a blink of an eye happened; experts in
medical fields suggest that if the symptoms appear on yourself,
you should start doing self quarantine for 2-weeks in your
house.
At first, we thought that this pandemic will be only in Manila
and will be contained there because even though it’s a bit late
to impose the total lockdown in Manila, we just hoped it will
just end in there. But that is a false hope, breakouts in different
part of the Philippines is starting to rise rapidly and then the 1st
and 2nd victim arise here in Cabanatuan City, people panicking
and starting to horde different supplies especially face mask for
their whole month supplies. Local government are preparing
for the incoming imposition of a nationwide lockdown by the
command of President Duterte.
Just like that in just a short period of time, our life changed.
As the speaker of the seminar said Mr. Neal C. Cruz of Medical
Center Manila. A new norm arises in our community, protocols
like mandatory wearing of face mask were implemented,
washing your hand always before touching your face, using of
alcohol every time you touch something in the public and
limitations in transportation were also implemented. There is
also the nationwide curfew, where you should just stay in the
house if you don’t have anything important or have necessities
to buy outside of your house.
A lot of experts said, if we follow the plan of locking down
the whole Philippines for whole two months this breakout in
our country will be ease by the month of October. But that
didn’t happen; the curve didn’t get flatten even by the
implementation of nationwide lockdown.
Living now in this kind of community this day is really hard,
there is a limited source of income since we still in the never
ending quarantine status. Workforce is limited because of the
social distancing and also different establishment were starting
to close because of the limitation in customers entering their
establishments.
I therefore conclude that this mess will not be ended easily
not until everyone will start to be disciplined and follow what’s
right. Until every person in our country keeps ignoring every
protocols and laws, nothing will change, nothing will achieve.
There will be only death in every wrong move, so let’s start the
changes in our life.
Keep safe and Stay home.