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The 1918 Pandemic: 1918年大流行病毒

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History has the habit of repeating itself. This time it has taken 102 years for the Coronavirus to reappear in the form of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In 1918 the earlier version of this virus came to this world and killed at least 50 million people. That influenza pandemic was known as the Spanish Flu. 500 million people were affected by the Spanish Flu. This number was about a third of the world’s population then. The Spanish Flu lasted from January 1918 right through to December 2020, a period of three years. 历史有重演的习惯。这次，冠状病毒以目前的COVID-19大流行的形式重新出现了。102年前，1918年，这种病毒的早期版本问世，造成至少5,000万人死亡。这种流感大流行被称为西班牙流感。 5亿人受到西班牙流感的影响。那时，这个数字约占世界人口的三分之一。西班牙流感从1918年1月开始持续到2020年12月，为期三年。 Take a look at the following […]

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Be Kind, Stay Home, Save Lives 善待， 呆在家里， 拯救生命。

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The three precepts for dealing with COVID-19 are: (1) Be Kind to your fellow beings; (2) Stay at Home and Do Not go out for unnecessary trips; (3) Help to Save Lives of your fellow beings. 处理冠状病毒的三个戒律是：（1）对同胞友善； （2）呆在家里，不要出门不必要的旅行； （3）帮助您挽救同胞的生命。 (in Maori): Ko nga ture e toru mo te whakahaere i a Coronavirus ko: (1) Kia atawhai ki o hoa; (2) Me noho ki te kaainga me te kore e haere mo nga haerenga koretake; (3) Awhina ki te Tiaki i nga Tangata o to hoa tangata. In an attempt to eradicate New Zealand of the coronavirus, the country is in […]

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Facing Covid 19 with Courage 勇敢面对冠状病毒

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Facing Coronavirus with Courage: 勇敢面对冠状病毒: Fehangahangai a Coronavirus me te itoito: เผชิญกับ Coronavirus ด้วยความกล้าหาญ: Wajah Coronavirus dengan keberanian [English: Chinese: Maori: Thai: Malay] We are in troubled times. 我们处于困境中。 The effects of Coronavirus are cutting us deep, real deep. Many of us are suffering, not perhaps in the physical sense of the word but in the effects of the virus has on our businesses and our jobs. In these troubled times, we have to remind ourselves of God’s Grace. So, let us start with a simple prayer: Lord, hallowed by Thy Name. We know the Lord’s prayer. We know […]

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COVID 19 - 冠状病毒

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A simple self-monitoring way to see if we are infected by the latest coronavirus has been recommended by a Taiwanese doctor. 台湾医生建议使用一种简单的自我监控方法来查看我们是否感染了最新的冠状病毒。 “Take a deep breath,” he says, “and hold your breath for more than ten seconds. If you can do this successfully without coughing, without difficulty, and without chest pain will confirm that you have no infection.” 他说：“深呼吸，屏住呼吸十秒钟以上。如果您能成功地做到这一点而又不咳嗽，没有困难，没有胸痛，就可以确认您没有感染。” The best advice that is given for the prevention of possible infection of coronavirus besides the washing of hands and the use of face masks reads as follow: 除洗手和使用口罩外，为预防冠状病毒可能感染提供的最佳建议如下： Take sips of water, preferably warm water, every fifteen minutes to ensure […]

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Corona Virus 冠状病毒

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Thanks to cousin Steven Chee for the following article. I find this helpful in the current circumstance that I need to relate to my readers immediately with my own comments after that. 感谢表弟Steven Chee的以下文章。在当前情况下，我发现这很有帮助，在此之后，我需要立即通过自己的评论与读者建立联系。 “The virus cell is pretty large in size, about 400-500nm in diameter. Therefore any normal mask should be able to filter the virus out. However, when an infected person sneezes in front of you, the viruses from his mouth will take time to settle to the ground. During the time when the viruses are airborne, there is a danger of other persons being infected. 病毒细胞的大小相当大，直径约为400-500nm。因此，任何普通口罩都应该能够将病毒过滤掉。但是，当被感染的人在您面前打喷嚏时，从他嘴中出来的病毒将需要一些时间才能沉降到地面。在病毒传播过程中，存在他人感染的危险。 Coronavirus […]

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