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Keep your distance Since the outbreak of COVID-19, everything has been surreal; drastic changes have occurred, critical choices have been taken, and many misinterpreted ideas have dominated the scene: social distance, quarantine, and isolation. Although these ideas are not fresh and have been applied in many past circumstances, several people have been misled by overreacting and panic generated by false news and exaggerating effects. So, let us take a look at each concept's meaning and the case in which it should be applied. **Social distancing** Social distancing is typically a term applied to such acts to discourage or slow down the transmission of a highly infectious disease. The initiatives include banning large people's meetings, closing public venues, and canceling events; the goal is to restrict when and where individuals may meet. Social dissociation involves maintaining a healthy distance from others. It means maintaining a distance of approximately one meter from others on a personal level and avoiding physical interaction with individuals. It means avoiding meeting areas at the neighborhood level, such as schools, offices, concert halls, and public transportation. Everybody can carry out this. 'Staying home' involves social distancing; this measure emphasizes avoiding face-to-face interaction, particularly in confined spaces. It means not leaving the house except for essentials; picking up food or medications, limiting such trips to the very minimum, and if you are their caregiver, you can see others, but you need to be vigilant with sanitary steps. People with important jobs must go to work, but must be vigilant with precautionary steps, such as public safety, medical, sanitation, or grocery staff, etc. Staying at home could be done either willingly, or mandatory, to prevent the virus from spreading. **Quarantine** This means, for a 14-day duration, staying home and away from other persons, even those in your family, as much as possible. Two forms of quarantine exist: Self-quarantine, which requires separating and minimizing the movement of someone who has no symptoms, but who has been in close contact with someone who has recently fallen ill. All the rules of social distancing should be observed by an individual in self-quarantine, except that they should stop going to stores or communicating completely with the public. Official or obligatory quarantine, which implies a lockout on a population enforced by the government, under which movements are severely limited. People can always go out for the basics, but they can only do so in tightly regulated circumstances or under a clear timetable imposed by officials of public safety. **Self-Isolation** It includes separating a person who has contracted COVID-19 or has different symptoms, including: fever, coughing, and/or shortness of breath, but test results have not yet been checked or obtained to prevent them from spreading the disease to others. A individual in isolation should be confined to a separate space and, if necessary, use a separate bathroom; strict sanitary measures must be enforced and self-quarantine should be followed by everyone else in the household. How to cope Mental health can take a toll on spending days or weeks at home with minimal resources and social contact; psychologists recommend several ways to cope with these psychological risks: Limit the intake of news to reputable outlets such as the WHO website, as too much exposure to the virus' media coverage can lead to increased fear and anxiety sensations. Establish and observe a regular routine that, amid the unfamiliarity of isolation and quarantine, will help you maintain a sense of order and purpose in your life. Keep your lifestyle safe by having enough sleep, eating right, and exercising at home. By reading, listening to music, or learning something different, try unwinding. Finally, catastrophizing brings nothing but more frustration to you; instead, strive to reflect on what you can do and consider the things that you can't improve.

Which side? Like many other nations, the Philippines has made it compulsory to wear masks in a variety of locations and conditions as a way of preventing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, numerous posts about the correct way to wear masks have gone viral on social media; but, many still wonder: is it the white side or the blue side? We are talking, of course, about surgical masks here. Some responded ignorantly that when you are ill, you wear the blue side out to hold the infected droplets in, and the white side out to keep the virus out when you are not; this is incorrect! With the colored side facing out, the only way to wear a mask is To prevent germs from sticking to it, the colored side of the mask, irrespective of the colour, is hydrophobic, so it is normally the front and should face away. The white side is to absorb the humidity that we breathe out of the air, so that it touches your skin. The air moisture will bind to it and encourage germs to remain there when you wear the mask the wrong way; when you breathe, germs will travel straight to your lungs. That is why, when taking surgical masks on and off, medical consultants have listed the following best practices to follow: Use soap-washed and dry hands to keep the mask; wear it on the upper side with the metal-wired edge and the colored side facing out. Cover your mouth and nose completely; make sure there are no holes between the mask and your face. When wearing the mask, stop touching it; if you accidently do, clean your hands directly. Without touching the outside, remove the mask by holding the ropes or elastic band used to tie it on your head; immediately discard it in a closed bin and then wash your hands with soap. Note that surgical masks are for single use only; if they become wet, they must also be replaced. In summary, you have to address this if you have used masks the wrong way; if you are fond of wearing fancy colored masks, make sure they comply with the regulations set by the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt (MOHP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Big and the Small We live in a world full of inconsistencies, and the enormous variations in the size of living organisms may be the strangest among them all. Some animals weigh thousands of kilograms, while others have a length of less than a millimeter. The largest and smallest species we know to be living on Earth at the moment are presented hereunder. Bird Currently, the ostrich is the largest known bird on Earth; it weighs about 150 kilograms and can exceed 180 cm in height (6 feet). It flies at 70 kilometers per hour, which makes it the fastest creature. The ostrich also lives and feeds on fruits, nuts, and small insects in groups of ten to fifteen. The smallest bird known to date is the hummingbird; its weight does not exceed two grams and its height at puberty is around six centimeters. This bird lives and feeds on small flowers in Cuba, and its female lays eggs as small as the size of a coin in a nest. Insects The biggest known living insect is the rhinoceros beetle; its length reaches 12.5 cm and its width is 4 cm. In the Amazon rainforest, these insects live and have a sturdy shell that covers them, so they have almost no predators. It is a fairy wasp with an average length of less than 1 mm, as far as the smallest insect is concerned. There are large species of this insect, the smallest of which is the female kikiki, about 0.15 mm long. The majority of fairy wasps live in the state of Hawaii, but scientists have discovered new species in Costa Rica in the last decade. Reptiles The komodo dragon lizard is the largest known living reptile of our time; it is up to 136 kilograms in height and more than three meters in height. This lizard inhabits some Indonesian islands and is distinguished by its terrifying presence, which is the reason why it is called a dragon, resembling the monsters of ancient myths. The predator komodo dragon lizard feeds on smaller species, including deer, pigs, and buffaloes. It can also eat carrion and hunting its prey relies on trickery. The garagua lizard, which lives near the coast of the Dominican Republic on an island in the Caribbean Sea, is the smallest known living reptile; it is considered by some scientists to be one of the smallest animals, including mammals and birds. The adult male is around 1.6 cm long and feeds on small-tree plants and leaves; however, due to extensive logging, these species are endangered. Spiders The largest known spider on Earth today is the bird-eating spider; its leg length exceeds 30 cm and it weighs up to 170 grams. The bird-eating spider lives for a long time; the male spider's average age ranges from 3-6 years, while the lifespan of the female can extend up to 20 years. Small birds and insects feed on this spider; that is why it is called a bird eater. It is not poisonous despite its frightening appearance; however, it can be dangerous due to its sharp claws and can inflict wounds. Bato Dejo, which is approximately 0.37 mm long and lives in Colombia, is the smallest known spider. The Largest and Smallest Living Organisms The largest known organism is now considered to be the blue whale; it is about 30 meters long and can weigh up to 200 tons. The weight of its tongue alone corresponds to the weight of an elephant. Almost 4 tons of krill, shrimp-like arthropods, are consumed daily by the adult blue whale. The blue whale swims at a speed that reaches 5 miles per hour, alone or in small groups, but its speed can reach 30 miles per hour. Except in the Arctic, it lives in all the oceans. The blue whale lives for 80 to 90 years as well, but can live up to 110 years as well. The smallest species ever are very difficult to classify, as scientists every day discover new tiny creatures.

I was Invited A pleasant good day to all of you! I am a new user here on this platform read.cash. and I was invited by @Auss. He said that he earned a dollar now because of writing an article here. That made me interested. But don't judge me that money is all I want here. He also told me that there are lots of interesting stuff that I can read here. Indeed, I love to read and you can tag me as a bookworm. Who am I? I am Drea, 33 years of age. A loving wife and a mother of two. I work as a nurse on a public tertiary hospital for 11 years now. (Same hospital that @Auss is working in). As mentioned above, I love to read. I also love to cook. My cooking skills is compared to a master chef (told me by my husband. Lol). I ran a little sari-sari store in front of our house. What to expect on me? You can expect that I will actively write an article here. Maybe some random stuffs. So I'm thanking you in advance if ever you stumbled upon it and read it until end. **What I expect?** I'm expecting to read creative contents here and interact with other users to share some knowledge especially on cryptocurrency. I'm interested to know more about it. I have an experienced on cryptocurrency because i've done faucet claiming on coinpot.co before. I did earn a little but I thought before that it was a waste of time until @Auss told me that cryptocurrency right now is a boom. I hope that you can welcome me here with open arms. Thanks everyone for your time reading this. God bless!