Beyond minimum
Published Mar 11, 2021 12:15 am
MEDIUM RARE
Jullie Y. Daza
Maximizing minimum health protocols is the way to go as an added layer of protection against the quickened transmission of COVID-19. It means Mask-Hugas-Iwas-Mas pa more, going the extra mile – that, or a few small steps – and prevent generals, doctors, and data analysts from taking us back to the strictest category of ECQ 2020.
I asked three “doctors” of varying shades of competence for their ideas on how to maximize minimum.
Dr. Isabel Suntay is a practicing MD, advocate of environmentalism and vegetable growing, and her namesake and mother’s partner in Tarlac Heritage Foundation, producer of Tarlac’s yearly Belenismo. The fair Isa, slim and willowy, advises you to: Disinfect commonly touched surfaces such as doorknobs, telephones, computer keyboards. Clean your hands with alcohol. Avoid crowds and public places. Don’t take off your mask in airconditioned rooms. Eat a healthy diet of vitamin C-rich fruits, vegetables, and fish.
Ms. Socorro belongs to a family of doctors. She is her friends’ go-to medical consultant sans degree or license who offers advice with the wisdom of her experience listening to doctors, nurses, and patients. Her household help have been trained to be conscious of their frontline duties, beginning with “don’t let delivery boys of water and other things step inside the house, everything must be left at the door.” Instead of going to the palengke, she orders by phone from trusted suppliers.
Upeng, mother of three school-age children (15, 10, 6), lived for many years in the US, the world’s self-medication capital. When she came back, her family discovered this side of her talents. With little or no add-on help from Google and other artificial intelligence agents, she can easily dispense friendly advice on what to take for those little aches and pains that annoy the middle-aged and elderly.
With COVID cases going up in the NCR, Upeng recites from her to-do list: Take a bath as soon as you come home from wherever you were. Remember your vitamin C and zinc. Anti-gen tests every two weeks, RT-PCR tests every month – for your domestic staff as well. Never pull down your mask for reasons as inconsequential as a foto-op. Avoid going to parties if you don’t want to stand in a corner by yourself.
Jullie Y. Daza
Maximizing minimum health protocols is the way to go as an added layer of protection against the quickened transmission of COVID-19. It means Mask-Hugas-Iwas-Mas pa more, going the extra mile – that, or a few small steps – and prevent generals, doctors, and data analysts from taking us back to the strictest category of ECQ 2020.
I asked three “doctors” of varying shades of competence for their ideas on how to maximize minimum.
Dr. Isabel Suntay is a practicing MD, advocate of environmentalism and vegetable growing, and her namesake and mother’s partner in Tarlac Heritage Foundation, producer of Tarlac’s yearly Belenismo. The fair Isa, slim and willowy, advises you to: Disinfect commonly touched surfaces such as doorknobs, telephones, computer keyboards. Clean your hands with alcohol. Avoid crowds and public places. Don’t take off your mask in airconditioned rooms. Eat a healthy diet of vitamin C-rich fruits, vegetables, and fish.
Ms. Socorro belongs to a family of doctors. She is her friends’ go-to medical consultant sans degree or license who offers advice with the wisdom of her experience listening to doctors, nurses, and patients. Her household help have been trained to be conscious of their frontline duties, beginning with “don’t let delivery boys of water and other things step inside the house, everything must be left at the door.” Instead of going to the palengke, she orders by phone from trusted suppliers.
Upeng, mother of three school-age children (15, 10, 6), lived for many years in the US, the world’s self-medication capital. When she came back, her family discovered this side of her talents. With little or no add-on help from Google and other artificial intelligence agents, she can easily dispense friendly advice on what to take for those little aches and pains that annoy the middle-aged and elderly.
With COVID cases going up in the NCR, Upeng recites from her to-do list: Take a bath as soon as you come home from wherever you were. Remember your vitamin C and zinc. Anti-gen tests every two weeks, RT-PCR tests every month – for your domestic staff as well. Never pull down your mask for reasons as inconsequential as a foto-op. Avoid going to parties if you don’t want to stand in a corner by yourself.