{"id":7749,"date":"2020-03-14T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2020-05-10T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T02:52:02","slug":"covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"2020-3-14 NaFFAA Statement on COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NaFFAA-transparent-OVFMS-300x179.png\" alt=\"NaFFAA-transparent-OVFMS\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"NaFFAA-transparent-OVFMS\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br>\n\n\t<h1><strong>Let\u2019s stay connected &#8211; from a distance.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t<p>(March 14, 2020, Washington DC) &#8211; This past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has been characterized as a global pandemic. Yesterday, President Trump also declared a National State of Emergency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the world endures this period of fear and uncertainty, the following statement was issued today by Brendan Flores, NaFFAA National Chairman and President:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/march21\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Brendan.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19_Brendan\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"COVID-19_Brendan\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>\u201cAs Filipinos, we love connecting with one another. As we practice social distancing and self-isolation as mandated by health professionals and governments, may we always have others in mind, no matter how near or far,\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>says Brendan Flores, NaFFAA National Chairman and President.&nbsp;<strong>\u201cAnd if there is anything that we can do to help one another and the community as a whole, let us continue to practice generosity, selflessness, and bayanihan in these extraordinary times. May we all come out of this stronger \u2013 together.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since 1997, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has promoted the welfare and well-being of the four million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NaFFAA reminds the Filipino American community of simple and vital practices to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, as recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Always practice good hygiene. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds,<\/strong>&nbsp;especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; using the bathroom; and before eating or preparing food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid large crowds.<\/strong>&nbsp;Stay at home if you feel ill, particularly with flu-like symptoms, and if you have a sick person in your home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay safe at home. Stay healthy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click below for more tips from the CDC on How to Protect Yourself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prepare\/prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the CDC: HOW to PROTECT YOURSELF\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,15,83,103,96,109,65],"tags":[113,116,67],"class_list":["post-7749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy","category-announcements","category-blogs","category-civic-engagement","category-leadership","category-official-statements","category-pressrelease","tag-community-engagement","tag-covid-19","tag-naffaa-press-release"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7749"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7755,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions\/7755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}