This document provides tips for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 steps: take breaks from news, care for your physical health through activities like meditation and exercise, make time to unwind daily, connect with trusted others, plan and prepare by getting information from officials, take preventive measures like handwashing, stay informed while staying home, stay in touch with others, take care of your household's emotional health through talking and meditation, and coping with stress can make you and your community stronger.

1. Managing Yourself
and COVID-19 Stress
Ways to look after your well-being

2. Take a break
from the news.
Information overload can be upsetting.
Make an effort to switch off your screens
or the television once in a while.

3. Take care
of your body.
Meditate, eat well-balanced meals,
take deep breaths, and exercise.
Aside from staying safe, ensure that
you are taking steps to keep yourself healthy.

4. Make time
to unwind.
Use a few minutes of your day
to do something you enjoy.
Especially if you are working at
home, take a short break to rest
your eyes and your mind.

5. Talk to people you trust about your concerns
and how you're feeling.
Check on your loved ones too. It's would be
nice to know that you're not going through a
stressful time alone.
Connect
with others.

6. Aside from looking after
ourselves, it's important to be
aware of the real risks of the
virus and how we can protect
ourselves and our loved ones.

7. Get the recent information about local Covid-19 activity
from public officials and departments.
Choose a designated room that can be used to separate
family members who are sick or under monitoring.
Create a list of important organizations and providers
your household can call in case of emergencies.
Plan and prepare.

8. Take everyday
preventive action.
01 Wash your hands frequently.
02 Avoid touching your eyes,
nose and mouth.
03
Let family members who are sick or
have underlying issues stay at home
and away from the office, school or
crowded places.

9. 04
Cover your cough or sneeze
with a tissue then throw the
tissue in the trash.
05 Clean and disinfect frequently
touched objects and surfaces.
06
Stay indoors as much as you
can, and wear a face mask if
ever you need to go outside.

10. Stay in touch
Notify your work or school if your
schedule or arrangements need
to change.
Stay in touch with family and
friends with chronic medical
conditions as well.
Stay informed about the local
outbreak situation.
If you live alone, ask family, friends,
and health care providers to check
on you during the outbreak.

11. Take care of your
household's emotional health.
Talk with your children and answer their questions.
Let them voice out their fears or worries.
Practice meditation as a whole unit.
Outbreaks are stressful for both adults and children.
Children may respond differently to stressful situations.

12. The situation may
be overwhelming,
but coping with stress
will make you, the people
you care about, and your
community stronger.