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  • How to Care for Your Well-Being (and Wallet) During COVID-19


    How to Care for Your Well-Being (and Wallet) During COVID-19 Banner

    Today, the headlines are dominated by COVID-19 updates and developments. To recap, the pneumonia-like virus was first detected in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. A month later, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case in the country.

    Filipinos are advised to observe social distancing while companies mandated telecommuting for workers to mitigate the spread of the virus. As the number of confirmed cases increased, President Rodrigo Duterte officially placed mainland Luzon under enhanced community quarantine to contain the outbreak of this novel coronavirus disease.

    As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation, it’s more important now than ever to take care of your health and make sure that you have enough funds saved in case of an emergency like this.

    Here are some tips to help keep your health in shape and your expenses as low as possible.

    1. Stay at home

      To help flatten the pandemic’s curve and stay safe, it’s best to stay at home and avoid going out. Limiting of person-to-person contact is implemented as a public health measure.

      The less possibility of transmission means a lower number of cases. Additionally, it’s one way to prevent our front liners from getting overwhelmed with the increasing number of PUI (persons under investigation) and confirmed cases.

    2. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly

      COVID-19 is a respiratory virus that gets transmitted when mucus or droplets containing the virus get into one’s body through eyes, nose, or throat. The transmission occurs when you touch your face with unclean hands.

      Washing your hands eliminates bacteria and protects yourself against infection. As much as possible, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (the exact time it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice). It’s the cheapest, safest, and easiest way to curb the spread of the virus.

      This illustration from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows how to wash your hands properly.
    How to Wash Hands Properly

    Source: World Health Organization

    1. Be wary of pseudoscientific “cures”

      Some consumers are turning to alternative medicine and home remedies to avoid COVID-19, such as eating garlic and banana or using colloidal silver (a liquid that contains microscopic flakes of pure silver).

      There’s no evidence from the current COVID-19 outbreak to prove that consuming garlic can protect people from getting infected. The same goes for consuming bananas. Colloidal silver, meanwhile, can be dangerous if consumed in an overwhelming quantity.

      Instead of spending your money on questionable remedies, use it to stock up your essentials like alcohol, soap, essential medicines, multivitamins, and more.

    2. Keep surfaces clean

      According to scientists, the COVID-19 virus can survive for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. As a precaution, make sure to clean and disinfect the objects and surfaces you frequently come into contact with, such as doorknobs, light switches, countertops, kitchen tables, remote controls, and your phone.

      You can use diluted household bleach solutions, disinfectants, and alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol for cleaning and disinfecting.

    3. Get enough sleep and put down your screens

      Day after day, you get overexposed to news of an increasing number of active COVID-19 cases, which can create a lot of anxiety. It’s essential to get enough sleep every day to manage your stress and calm your nerves amid the alarming outbreak.

      Set aside a time of the day to take a break from your smartphone, TV, or radio to get your mind off the crisis. Try to read a book or listen to music from time to time to ease your mind and relax for a moment.

    4. Budget your money wisely

      This isn’t the time to order takeouts or shop online for your wants. This is the time to be more practical and maximize your funds to your best abilities to pull through with the situation. You can pool money from other family members and talk about how to stretch it.

      You can take an inventory of what you already have and plan around them to ensure you only buy the right things that are missing from your pantry. Since you’re prone to stress-eating during the lockdown, instead of purchasing costly snacks to complete your quarantine stock, opt for healthier and cheaper alternatives like singkamas or nilagang mani.

    5. Consume nutritious foods and stay hydrated

      Most people in grocery stores are going for grains and canned goods. However, it’s better to buy fruits and vegetables since they contain more nutritional value. You can cut them up and keep them in the freezer so it can last you for months.

      Moreover, it’s essential to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and carry out your daily functions. Limit your alcohol or sugary drink intake during this time. Opt for healthy options to boost your immune system.

     

    Stay safe and healthy

    This year started rough, not just in the Philippines but all around the world. But, we’re all going to get through this together. Don’t let the anxiety during this time overrule your emotions and rationale, which can affect your health and wallet. With that, you must manage your physical health and financial health to stay on your feet.

    If you managed to avail of health insurance in the Philippines before the outbreak, make sure to consult with your provider to find out which services are covered in case you need to get yourself checked for the virus. 

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    Critical Care Max will help you make more memories by providing financial aid during the early stages of a critical illness. This unit-linked life and health insurance plan offers assistance on your recovery. You can build a health fund that grows over time, depending on your chosen investment, to pay for other medical costs.

     

    In addition, it comes with a hospital confinement benefit that will replace lost income due to hospitalization. This daily cash benefit may also come with optional benefits like cash payout for surgery-related expenses, allowance for consultation fees, and many others.

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    Let your loved ones enjoy the fruits of your labor even when you’re no longer around. Build Estate Plus is a unit-linked protection plan that will cover your estate taxes after your passing so that you can ease your family’s burden.

    It doubles as an investment savings fund that builds Account Value as you pay. It is also integrated with AIA Vitality that provides additional upfront coverage of 20% to your policy and add-ons.

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    It even gives you more benefits for having good health through the AIA Vitality program that adds 20% upfront coverage and supplemental benefits on your policy. 

     

     

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