Tampakan National Highschool

Answer Sheet
Name: Penn Jay D. Cornelio Grade & Section: 12 – STEM
Adviser: Jaybee Aratia
Grade 12: English for Academic Purposes Program
Quarter 2 – Module 1

Performance Task
Activity 6: MY ARGUMENT

Corona Virus are a large group of viruses that cause diseases in animals and
humans. They often circulate among camels, cats, and bats, and can sometimes
evolve and infect people. Viruses are always changing, and that can cause a new
variant, or strain, of a virus to form. A variant usually doesn't affect how the virus
works. But sometimes they make it act in different ways. Scientists around the
world are tracking changes in the virus that causes COVID-19. Their research is
helping experts understand whether certain COVID-19 variants spread faster than
others, how they might affect your health, and how effective different vaccines
might be against them.

To say that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the
world would be an understatement. In less than a year since the virus emerged
and just over 6 months since tracking began in the United States: it’s upended day-
to-day lives across the globe. The pandemic has changed how we work, learn and
interact as social distancing guidelines have led to a more virtual existence, both
personally and professionally. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has triggered a wave
of mental health issues. Whether it’s managing addiction, depression, social
isolation or just the general stress that’s resulted from COVID-19, we’re all feeling
it.
 While the healthcare sector and government officials from all over the world is
focusing on the control of the pandemic adopting various preventive strategies,
there is little attention provided to the mental health status of the isolated,
panicked and house-arrested people. Due to lack of regular social activities and
staying at home for a longer time will impact their emotional well-being. Research
has also shown that sudden outbreak can worsen the mental health conditions of
those with pre-existing mental health illness (Ho et al. 2020). To avoid a distressing
situation, individuals should not get exposed to media coverage too much, to
maintain a healthy relationship, get in touch with friends and family members on a
regular interval using social media and start thinking positively (CDC 2020). If
coronavirus anxiety shows up, try to share the fear with others, which will calm
the fear, and also try to increase self-awareness by getting adequate sleep,
exercising regularly and employing different relaxation techniques (Kecmanovic
2020). As recommended by Ho et al. (2020) in this era of technology, healthcare
services can introduce providing online psychological support services for those
individuals who lost their close relatives due to COVID-19 (Ho et al. 2020). To
support the morale and mental health of the frontline healthcare professionals,
healthcare organizations should introduce shorter working periods, regular breaks
and rotating shifts (Ho et al. 2020). People can cope with the mental health
challenges by adopting various lifestyle-related measures (Figs. 16.1 and 16.2).

Self-care strategies are good for your mental and physical health and can help
you take charge of your life. Take care of your body and your mind and connect
with others to benefit your mental health.