EDUCARE OVERSEAS SERVICES MAGIC ENGLISH

 1. What’s COVID-19?
 

COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by a new
virus made known and widely spread with its
outbreak in December 2019. To be simple, it’s a
global epidemic emergency , and a pandemic.
2. Why’s there COVID-19?
Epidemics sometimes break out all of a sudden and
attack with no preparedness. But it takes time to find
out the causes for this COVID-19.
3. Why are we afraid of this COVID-19?
It’s human-to-human transmission by attacking and
killing.
4. Why do I have to wear mask?
COVID-19 is respiratory emergency. Masks are
used to protect yourself and others from being
infected.
5. What kind of masks do I need for this
COVID-19?
Disposable face mask is enough, and use masks
wisely, depending on the risks management, for
example, if you go to ICU to see your friends in a
hospital, you’d better wear a more protective one.
6. How often do I have to use masks?
As long as you’re with others, except at home when
you know they’re safe and sound.
Stay safe better than say sorry!
7. Why do I have to wash my hands?
Virus is omnipresent, playing hide-and-seek with
you. Game is over if you’re caught by the virus.
8. When should I wash my hands?
The more the better, especially before you wear
your mask, before meals, after coughing and
sneezing using your hands to cover, after touching
something, after getting home from outside, and
after using toilet, etc.
9. How to wash my hands?
Frequently and thoroughly wash your hands with
running water and soap.
10. How do I know that my hands are clean?
You know it if you wash your hands surfaces thoroughly in and out,
up and down, front and back, left and right
11. Can I touch my face, nose and eyes?
In public places, after using your hands, it’s deadly
sure that you have the virus on your hands and your
mask may also have the virus now. You should put
up with the itching on your nose or eyes by no touch.
The itching itself will be gone soon.
12. What should I do if I touched eyes by
chance?
If this happens, and you think it’s serious, go to
wash your hands right now and find a private place
that is safe enough, then take off your mask, and put
it in a safe place with the inside facing up. Use
highly clean running water to wash the touched area
quickly and gently. Tears may also run out to help
wash away the suspected virus hopefully. Then put
back your mask, and go to see your eye doctor for
further examination. Such a big trouble!
Caution: No touch of your eyes!
13. How do I clean my cellphone?
Turn off the power and wash your hands, and then
spray 75%-alcohol disinfectant on all places of the
cell-phone, and leave it for 3 minutes to dry up
before use.
14. How do I know that I have a fever?
You can feel it, but better check it yourself or to be
checked immediately. And report immediately to
your community if you do have it.
15. Does a fever mean I’ve been infected?
Not necessarily the case, and don’t panic! Find a
doctor for further tests. Caution is necessary and
critical.
16. Why should temperature be checked and
reported?
It aims at: early detection, early isolation, early
diagnosis and early treatment, so that early recovery
and early overcoming can be achieved. The earlier
detection, the better result of treatment will be.
17. Why do I have to follow the instructions
of the workers?
They’re the caregivers, looking after your health.
Why not follow them who are able to help you in this
time of crisis.
18. If I’m coughing, does it mean I’ve been
infected?
Coughing for once or sometimes due to a cold or
some other reasons doesn’t make you a case of
COVID-19 but be cautious if you’re coughing too
hard and frequently. You need to see a doctor for
diagnosis.
19. When I’m walking or climbing, I feel out
of breath, does it mean I’ve been infected?
Walking or climbing quickly will make you out of
breath easily, sometimes it means you need to have
more exercise or you haven’t done exercise for a
long time. Do it more and longer to see whether
you’re breathing in difficulty for no reason. If it
proves to be this way, go to see a doctor for
examination.
20. How do I know that I’ve been infected?
If you have a fever, you cough constantly, you have
difficult breathing, and you feel fatigue in
combination, maybe you need to see a doctor
immediately for a test of COVID-19 positive for
confirmation.
21. What should I do if I’ve been confirmed
positive?
Stay calm and be cooperative for quarantine and
treatment. The doctors will guide you through the
whole process.
22. Can I meet my friends?
If you have to, you can, but be cautious and wear
mask, and stay more than 1 meter (3 feet) away
from your friend, because in this situation, nobody
knows who has the virus. And safer if you try to
make the meeting shorter.
23. Is handshake safe?
Handshake is not safe in this situation, and it’s not
the only way to greet each other, why not use other
ways to keep all of you safe?
24. What is the community doing for me?
Your community asks you to follow their health
advice and instructions, handling the report of your
temperature, your complaints, and your suggestions,
trying all their best to meet your needs of life, and
supervising over your health conditions.
25. Can I join the community for the
services?
You can do services and supervision over the check
and report of people’s temperature, the control of
the people going in and out, the life assistance to
some home-and-self-quarantined people, etc.
26. Is it safe to join the team for the
services?
You’re safe if you know how to protect yourself. And
better if you can protect others as well.
27. If I happen to be alone at home, what
should I do?
Home stay is the safest way of protection not only
for yourself but also for others. You should learn how
to spend your time at home meaningfully and
healthily.
28. What activities are not appropriate at
home?
This is a time when everybody stays at home, the
activities that are noisy and disturbing are not
allowed.
29. Can I go for a dinner with my friends?
Why do you have to dine with your friends at the risk
of being infected or infecting others? The best policy
is to skip it!
30. How do I spend a 14-day quarantine?
14-day quarantine is not long if you just take it as a
vocation for health, and relaxation if you can take it
easily, when you have a good management of time
for something.
31. If I cannot concentrate on my
work/studies, what should I do?
If you fail to concentrate on your work/studies,
maybe, you can do something that can arouse your
interest and come back to your work/studies often
than not, with each time longer than the previous.
Your concentration grows with more time on your
work/studies. If your goal is well defined, this
duration of adjustment will be shorter.
32. If I cannot carry out my plan, what
should I do?
If this plan is critical for your life and career, you
have to carry on, no matter how worsening the
situation, but not at the cost of your health, without
which anything will become nothing eventually. Or
you let it go for some days by doing something else,
and come back to it with more ideas and efficiency.
And to make this plan simple is to make yourself
easy.
33. I feel my heart is beating too fast, what
should I do?
This is the physical response to emergency, don’t
panic! If it’s beating fast for once and in a short
period of time, don’t mind it! You calm down by
breathing deeply and slowly in and out for 10
seconds and repeat this way 10 times. Feel now
how the heart is doing, much better? That’s it.
34. If I feel depressed, what should I do?
You need to do the following things: 1. Think of what
has happened to you, trying to figure out the
reasons for your depression; 2. Communicate with
your friends and talk about your problems; 3. Do
something that makes you happy, like cooking
something of your favorite, watching a comedy
instead, and reading a book for fun, etc.
35. I don’t have any interest for anything,
what should I do?
Then don’t do anything, but only engage yourself for
something that comes in your hand, for example, if
you happen look out of your windows, enjoy the
sight outside. Or sitting with your legs crossed,
closing your eyes, doing meditation, feeling the
peace of your mind, and trying to look deeper into
yourself. Half an hour later, you open your eyes with
new vision and ideas.
36. If I can’t sleep well, what should I do?
If you’re not suffering insomnia, do the following
things: 1. 2 hours before sleep, don’t drink water.
That will make you get up many times in the
midnight for pissing; 2. Have a good management of
your time by going to sleep regularly; 3.Take a hot
shower 2 hours ahead of your sleeping time to help
you sleep soundly; 4. Avoid reading or watching
something exciting 30 minutes before sleep;
5. Avoid drinking coffee if you’re sensitive to caffeine;
6.Take a short nap at noon if you tend to nap longer.
Too long a nap will ruin your night sleep.
37. How many hours of sleep are
appropriate?
This depends on how many hours are enough to
keep you energetic the next day, for some people,
six hours are enough, while others need eight hours,
like the charge of the cellphone batteries, different
brands differ in terms of time needed for the charge.
38. What can I do to improve my sleep
quality?
Some exercise,especially meditation will help you
improve your sleep quality, if you practice meditation.
And some reading or quiet arts, like drawing a
picture, listening to light music, can also be effective.
39. The talk and mentioning of COVID-19
make me feel nervous, what should I do?
If your mind is set for COVID-19, you’ll feel nervous,
because it kills and you’re afraid of being caught and
killed. But wait, if you’ve well protected yourself, why
are you afraid? So, you should learn to turn your
mindset for something that is worth your efforts,
even the enjoyment of life itself. Don’t trouble trouble
until trouble troubles you! Enjoy today instead of
worrying about tomorrow.
40. The information about COVID-19 is
boundless, which is reliable?
The official information is more reliable. But don’t be
too obsessed about it, information is only for your
reference to know about the situation, where
self-protection is always the best policy.
41. When I go out for shopping, I’m afraid of
being infected, what should I do?
Shopping is for survival, something you have to do
and also part of your life. Once you go shopping, do
it once a week instead of twice or thrice. If you can
choose a shop not crowded, that would be better.
And after shopping, wash your hands thoroughly.
42. In shopping places, how can I protect
myself?
A mask is a must, and don’t follow a big crowd.
When paying, better with card than cash, best with
e-pay. When standing in a queue, stay one meter(3
feet) away from others.
43. Is it necessary to wash the goods packing
bags from shops?
Better wash them with water and soap for future use
if they’re not only for single use. After that, wash
your hands properly.
44. Is it necessary to disinfect my home
every day?
If you don’t feel safe, just do it to feel safer. It’s also
a good exercise, anyway. And now, you have more
time for a cleaner home environment.
45. Every time when getting home from
outside, after doing all the wash, I still feel
uncertain of the safety, what should I do?
If you feel it not enough, do it again or just wash your
hands to make you feel safer. Anyway, you’re going
to use your hands most at home.
46. The longer I stay at home, the more
reluctant I want to go back to work/study,
what should I do?
It’s human nature. Being accustomed to the way of
home stay will make you feel that you don’t have to
go back to work/study. But you have to face reality.
Home stay is an exception for an emergency, life is
what it is as normal for most of the time. So, face it
and take it! Or you can buy a small gift for yourself to
encourage such a return to the normal.
47. The home environment is too cosy to
allow me to work/study efficiently, what
should I do?
In home stay, you feel you have more time not just
for one thing but for many things, such as when you
work/study on internet, you can cook as well, and
also listen to music. Your multipurpose brain seems
to be working perfect, but the efficiency is a problem.
You’ll find no way to make all the things perfect,
leading to a waste of your time and energy. So, the
best policy is: Do one thing at a time, trying to make
it perfect!
48. How to enjoy my life of home stay?
You can do a lot of things that you want to do, but
found no time, such as watching some movies. You
can develop a hobby like writing a novel, the art of
drawing. And if you don’t have any hobby, cook for
yourself and your family. Staying with your family
itself is also enjoyable and valuable if you can grasp
this chance to enhance your family ties. Playing
games with your kids and telling stories are highly
recommended.
49. My kids are too noisy at home, what
should I do?
Talk with them. Give them gifts for their good
manners, and punish them if they don’t behave so
nice. If they behave well, they can be allowed a
longer time for their games.
50. If my kids and pets are bored of staying
at home, what should I do?
Go out with them for a while but find a safe place
away from the crowd.
51. How to clean the pets after an outdoor
walk?
Use the 75%-alcohol spray or some other
disinfectants to disinfect all over their body, and if it’s
possible, wash them with water and soap. After that,
better keep them contained in a restricted area for at
least half an hour, especially away from kids.
52. If I don’t know how to cook, what should
I do?
This is a good chance for you to learn how to cook
by internet, and maybe after this home stay, you’ll
enjoy cooking. Remember to cook all the foods
thoroughly, leaving nothing half done.
53. If I eat fast foods every day, is it all right?
Fast foods are not healthy enough, but you can eat
some other things to make your diet more nutritious,
such as the nuts, fruits, etc.
54. If I’ve lost my appetite, what should I
do?
You need a change of your food, perhaps. You can
try to make an order of something that can arouse
your appetite, or you just go fasting for one day or
two, your appetite will be back soon when you’re
hungry.
55. Do I have to eat fruits every day?
Not really, but fruits are important to keep you
healthy. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and
here in this situation,it keeps the virus away.
56. How can I have enough vitamins?
You can obtain enough vitamins if you eat properly
in a balanced way which gives your body all the
nutrients from a wide variety of different foods. An
excessive amount of vitamins cannot be digested
but to be wasted. You should eat vegetables, meats,
fruits and nuts, etc. and drink milk every day if
chance permits, especially when you’re not busy
working/studying.
57. What’s the most nutritious thing to eat
to prevent against COVID-19?
There’s no such a thing available in this world but
out of your imagination. A well-balanced diet is
always the most nutritious.
58. Is nutritious thing helpful in preventing
against COVID-19?
It’s helpful, but nutrition means balanced diet,
coming from what you’re eating every day. You eat
to build your body. If you eat healthily, you’ll be
made healthy and strong to prevent against attacks
of all kinds of virus including this COVID-19.
59. How to make home life interesting and
colorful?
If you want it, you can make it. You’ve a lot of time
for this intention and invention.
60. I’ve lost my interest in reading, what
should I do?
Reading is not the only way to spend your time, you
can go for anything you feel right.
61. I’ve been obsessed about watching TV
every day, what should I do?
It’s harmful. You need to plan your time to reduce
the TV time by turning your attention to something
you failed to engage in before this home stay, such
as the reading of classics, listening to some music of
your interest, etc.
62. If I have a stomach disorder, what should
I do?
Take some medicine for stomach disorder or if you
don’t want to go to the pharmacy shop, eat
something that is easily digested foods. Or going fasting for one day or two
also works sometimes. But drink water properly.
63. If I have a headache, what should I do?
If it’s chronic, you must have known what drugs
you’re eating for relief. If it occurs suddenly, maybe
you need a rest, especially, your eyes, and at the
same time, you can do massage on your head by
combing your hair with your finger tips by scratching
it hard all over, in a way of back and forth.
64. If I have an eye problem due to long time
of using cellphone, what should I do?
Take a rest by putting away your cellphone for at
least 15 minutes. After one hour of using your
cellphone, better take a rest for 15 minutes.
65. How do I do exercise at home?
Quiet exercise, like gym, yoga, walking, etc. are
highly recommended.
66. How can I get all the family members
motivated for exercise?
You do it first, and then get another involved and
then one after another. Maybe they don’t like it, but if
you keep moving them, they will be motivated. Or
they need a prize, a gift, or whatever you think
appropriate. A bit of exercise is better than no
exercise at all.
67. What’s the best exercise at home?
Best exercise is quiet and not disturbing others, and
at the same time, meets your taste and ability.
68. What do I have to pay attention to when
doing exercise?
Don’t injure yourself! Safety is the first thing and
persistence in doing it is another. It’s something you
yourself find enjoyable and appropriate. And don’t
try to do it too much within a short time and for once.
It’s a long race, don’t run so much and so fast in the
beginning. You’ll be tired out for once and all if you
do it too long and too much.
69. How long is enough for everyday
exercise at home?
At least half an hour, or no more than one hour. It’s
up to you, depending on what kind of exercise
you’re doing, for example, walking at home can be
as long as one hour, but for doing press-up, half an
hour is also too hard.
70. What should I do if I injure myself by
chance?
If it’s mild one, feeling no aching, you just stop and
rest for some days until you feel right for exercise
again. If it’s bleeding and aching, maybe you need
to go to the hospital for further treatment.
71. Some confirmed cases are found in my
neighbourhood, I feel the risk of being
infected, what should I do?
Protect yourself well at any time, in any place, with
anybody and for anything.
72. I often have nightmares, dreaming that I
have been infected, what should I do?
Don’t think of the epidemic during the day time, just
pay attention to your own safety, and live your own
life at home. Before sleep, read something that
makes you happy, or do meditation for 30 minutes,
thinking of the beautiful and the wonderful, making
your mind tuned to happiness. You’re what you
think.
73. I feel so nervous that I take my
temperature so frequently to make sure that
I’m fine, what should I do?
You’ll make yourself mad if you do this way for some
days, maybe you’ll fall ill soon. You need to do
something that will draw your attention from this
obsession and illusion about temperature, such as
cooking, watching a movie, reading a book, etc. Still
you should learn to protect yourself and you’ll find
what you are worrying about is just your imagination.
Use your imagination wisely!
74. How much water do I have to drink every
day?
Better 1500-2000ml and if you’re fond of drinking tea
or coffee, just go for it as long as enough water is
supplied to make you healthy. Soup is also
preferable, but don’t make it too salty. Coke and
Pepsi are not recommended as they’re like fast food,
doing nothing good to your health.
75. Is coffee the right thing for drink before
going to bed?
If it doesn’t affect your sleep, it’s right for you. One
man’s meat is another man’s poison.
76. I’m afraid of going to see the doctor
when I feel ill, what should I do?
If you can put up with your illness, there should be
no problem. If you cannot ensure it, just go to see
the doctor to find out what has happened. Feeling ill
will affect the quality of your life though it’s not
necessary that you’re really ill.
77. If I have to see the doctor in the hospital,
how can I protect myself?
Hospital is more risky than some other places, and
more caution is needed. If you can choose a
hospital that is not crowded, that would be better.
And making an appointment with the doctors is also
highly recommended to reduce the risk of close
contact with more patients in a hospital. And when
you stand in a queue or sit in the waiting room, keep
one meter(3 feet) away from the people around you.
And after seeing the doctor, wash your hands
carefully, and better take a shower.
78. What should I do if the people around
me don’t wear masks?
Mind your own business and safety, trying to avoid
close contact with them. Keep a safe distance of
one meter(3 feet) away. And shorten your time of
staying with them.
79. If my kids don’t want to wear masks,
what should I do?
Talk with them and coax them into using the masks,
or give them prizes for wearing masks. Tell them
how cool they look in masks.
80. What’s the best way to protect myself?
If you do the following things all together, you’re well
protected in the best way: 1. Wear a mask; 2. Wash
hands frequently; 3. Avoid close physical contact
with strangers; 4. Avoid meetings and gatherings; 5.
Eat well; 6. Sleep well; 7. Drink well; 8. Report
immediately if you have a fever.
81. What should I do if my family members
are not happy together?
Try to create a chance to relieve the tension, such
as singing, dancing, playing games, telling stories,
etc. If it doesn’t work, ask them to go for something
they’re happy about. But never give up
communication and negotiation, and sometimes
you’ll have to learn to concede, compromise and
accept.
82. I’m afraid that I’ll be fired after this
epidemic, what should I do?
Don’t frighten yourself before you see a snake.
Sometimes people are much more frightened by
their imagination than the real.
83. Without going to work/study makes me
feel guilty, why?
Your commitment is appreciated, but not for this
time of pandemic, which is not the result of your
doing something wrong or ill-minded. Enjoy your
home stay with your families.Don’t feel guilty for
doing what’s the best for you!
84. I feel that I’ve been discriminated, what
should I do?
In this situation, freedom is restricted, such as going
out as you like in normal times is strictly regulated,
and the less going out the better is strongly
suggested or performed. Regulations of going out
are made to reduce your frequency of going out. Not
only you but almost everyone feels discriminated,
including the check of the temperature. Everywhere
you go, you’ll be asked to wear masks, and your
temperature will be checked not just once but many
times. So, in this time of crisis, there should be some
measures taken against your will. But it’s all for
health’s sake, and actually you’re protected, not
discriminated. Regulation is designed for your
protection.
85. My family members are back to
work/study, I’m afraid they will be infected
and then I’ll be infected, what should I do?
Help your family to well protect themselves, then
you’ll also be protected.We are family and we fight
the virus together.
86. When back to work/study, I’m afraid I’ll
be infected, what should I do?
Protect yourself first by wearing a mask properly,
and less physical contact with them. If possible,
avoid gatherings and meetings. And don’t forget to
wash your hands frequently. No touch of your eyes
and nose.
87. How can I focus on my work/study after
this long time of leave?
You need to adjust yourself to this long time missing
environment by doing something according to your
plan or set a new target to force you to move
forward. After some days, you’ll be back to normal.
88. How to improve my performance?
You need to be free from worries about this
pandemic, and then you’ll be free to utilize your
potential and be ready for some new ideas.
89. If I share the office with others, what
should I do?
Wear your mask for protection, even when talking
with others. Disinfect the office together and keep a
distance of one meter(3 feet) away from others.
Wash your hands frequently and immediately after
touching something that is uncertain of safety.
90. If I have an office of my own, what
should I do?
Disinfect the office thoroughly, and you don’t have to
wear a mask when alone. Use telephone or some
other e-communication tools instead of face-to-face
talk. Don’t ask others to enter your office unless they
have to, and keep a safe distance of one meter(3
feet)away.
91. Is it safe to drink tea or coffee without
mask?
Only when nobody is around or at a safe distance of
more than one meter(3 feet) away from others.
92. How to talk with my colleagues?
Use the telephone, cellphone, or e-communication
tools if possible. And when in face-to-face talk, wear
a mask, and keep a safe distance of one meter(3
feet) away, and make the meeting shorter.
93. If I have to go to the canteen or cafeteria
or restaurant, how do I eat?
Get the food or drink and bring it back home or
somewhere you’re away from the crowd. Don’t take
off your mask until it’s safe. And your mask should
be put on the table with its inside facing up. Wash
your hands properly after meals.
94. I feel my life out of order during this
period, what should I do?
Everybody’s is influenced in this emergency
situation, which will be back to normal soon. Be
confident that your life would be better after this, and
your health is the first thing in the order of your life.
95. Who is going to protect me if I fail to
protect myself?
Medical services are for public good in the situation
of emergency. Be confident and believe that you’ll
be protected, but you have to learn to protect
yourself before you’re protected. It’s not your fault if
you fail. You need to ask for help if you fail. Don’t be
afraid of asking for help! We’re in the same boat!
96. Is there a medication for the treatment
of COVID-19?
The medication is not found ready, if a vaccine is
found and used, there would be no fear of it.
97. Is there a philosophy in understanding
the epidemic?
It’s a question of to be or not to be and the game of
cat-and-rat and a battle of life-and-death, where
health is sandwiched, swinging back-and-forth in
test of hope-and-despair, though we know that
triumph is the end of the story at the cost of blood
and life.
98. How can I make myself the master of my
health?
In this battle against the virus, you’re a fighter not
only for yourself, but also for others, and for the
human beings as a whole, and being a fighter, you
should be strong and know how to protect yourself
first. This virus can never win the battle against you,
who is to be made only stronger in the mind and
body hereafter. Be a master of protection before you
become a master of health.
99. How can I make myself the master of my
mind?
In this situation, you’re what you think. Think of the
best, do your best, and work for the best, and then
the best of your mind works for the best of you,
leading to best performance of everything you
desire of. The power of your mind makes wonder of
life and health.
100. What’s peace of mind?&

 How to practice the peace of my mind?
Peace of mind is freedom from worries, and here,
it’s freedom from the worries of being infected by the
pandemic. Your mind is free only when your body is
free from infection. So, health is life and peace of a
living mind——a safe and sound state of the mind,
body and soul as one!
Firstly, practice the way of good protection from
being infected; Secondly, practice healthy ways of
life for your home stay; and thirdly, practice your
mind power by living an enjoyable life in doing
something meaningfully committed to the battle
against COVID-19.