Health Protocols during COVID-19 Pandemic

RESEARCH REPORT HEALTH PROTOCOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC HEALTH PROTOCOLS?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the capacity of health systems to continue the delivery of essential health services. While health systems around the world are being challenged by increasing demand for care of Covid-19 patients, it is critical to maintain preventive and curative services, especially for the most vulnerable populations, such as children, older persons, people living with chronic conditions, minorities and people living with disabilities. It gives full protection to the people to prevent Covid-19 from spreading rapidly while

some

minor

cases

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percentage

wise.

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The implementation of the health protocols had a big impact on people. It helps to make people aware of the virus and to be more cautious. If there are health protocols, people will be more aware of what is happening and they will be more careful. With all that’s happening in the whole world right now, we need protocols to follow so that the situation doesn’t get worse.

WHAT ARE THE HEALTH PROTOCOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC?

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Health Protocol is a paradigm providing a set of tools which allow health care providers

access to current guidelines which they can apply in practice. It is also a set of instructions which describe a process to be followed to investigate a particular set of findings in a patient, or the method

which

should

be

followed

to

control

a

certain

disease.

Everyone has a responsibility to follow the health protocols during the pandemic by practicing social distancing. Physical Distancing or maintaining space between yourself and others is a best practice to avoid the virus. Frequent hand washing with clean water and soap is also

one

of

the

most

important

in

preventing

the

spread

of

Covid-19.

Hand washing should occur after touching anything in a public area, after using the restroom, prior to eating, and after touching one’s face or blowing one’s nose.

Sanitizing and Disinfecting are an important part of reducing the risk of exposure to Covid-19. Routine cleaning can reduce risk of exposure and is a necessary step before disinfecting surfaces. Cough/sneeze etiquette hygiene should also be practiced. Always remember to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or If you do not have tissues, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow, not into your hands. Throw tissue in the trash and immediately wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer that contains at least 70% alcohol. Avoid touching the face because the bacteria in your hands might spread in your face. Respect is also one of the most needed and important during the pandemic because people might fight and people should help each other in avoiding the virus.

Use face masks and face shields especially when going out. It is important to cover your face to avoid the bacteria or the virus in the face. Health care workers, clinical, and research personnel should follow the PPE guidelines for their specific work area. These health protocols will be needed and should be followed to reduce the risk of exposure and spread of Covid-19.

People can spread the virus without being sick or knowing they are sick, so it is important to

follow

Health

Protocols

during

pandemic.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING HEALTH PROTOCOLS DURING THE

PANDEMIC?

Health Protocols are made to help prevent the spreading of virus or respiratory diseases like Covid-19. The importance of health protocols cannot be disputed but the way they should be managed best will vary from one to another. Following Health Protocols during the pandemic is the only way we can do to help lessen the spread of virus since we can’t control or manage the virus from spreading. Many people are dying because of the virus and some people who become ill with Covid-19 develop a bacterial infection as a complication. In this case, antibiotics may be recommended by a health care provider but there is really no cure in Covid-19. That’s why people are scared and stressed. You can also be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of someone who has Covid-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and

then

your

eyes,

nose

or

mouth.

The purpose why we need to know and to follow the Health Protocols about Covid-19 is to make sure that we have a role to play in protecting the physical and mental health of ourselves and

others

and

to

prevent

these

such

illnesses.

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE

HEALTH

PROTOCOLS?

Health protocols have been implemented to make it easier for us to prevent the spread of the virus but even though the situation is dangerous, many people seem to be violating health protocols, many still come out even after the curfew, many still do not wear masks and this is one of the main reasons why we find it difficult to reduce the number of people that are infected.

Violating the health protocols could increase the risk of work-related illness and injuries. The more people violate health protocols, the wider the virus would spread. The virus would also spread faster. If people would violate the rules, the virus would spread faster and it might be harder to control.

The accelerating increase in covid-19 cases is one of the effects of violating health protocols and people don’t seem to be scared enough to comply with enforced protocols. The increase in the number of Covid-19 cases will lead to a lockdown which will lead to the closing of various establishments which will also lead to economic downturn.

People who violate health protocols will be arrested and by not being careful enough, they might get the virus that will make the work of our frontliners even more difficult. The work of the frontliners is already hard and if we add more because of our negligence, we will only be a burden to them. Not only our lives are at risk but also the lives of others, especially those people we come in contact with.

DO HEALTH PROTOCOLS HELPS LESSEN THE VIRUS TO SPREAD?

Following health protocols will not eliminate the virus but it helps us to stay away from it.

According to our research Health protocols will have a big impact on our health if we follow them correctly. It reduces the chance and risk of getting and spreading the virus rapidly.

Disciplining ourselves in following the Health protocols will be the most effective way to prevent catching the virus. We can't control the virus but we can control ourselves by following the Health protocols and Healthy habits.

Doing unhealthy things can only damage our immune system like drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, eating unhealthy foods, sleeping late, not drinking water and vitamins.. etc. these are the things that can make our immune system low and easily get infected by the virus.

That’s

why we need to have a healthy lifestyle

and follow health protocols.

GLOSSARY Covid - a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. 'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for virus, and 'D' for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019nCoV.'

Chronic - persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

Dispute- argue about (something); discuss heatedly.

Implementation: the process of putting a decision or plan into effect.

Negligence: a failure to take reasonable care to avoid causing injury or loss to another person.

PPE (Personal protective equipment): equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses.

Paradigm: a typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Proximity: nearness or closeness.

Protocol: the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.

Violate: break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement).

Ventilation: the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.

Virus: an infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria.

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