COVID 19 PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES
The COVID 19 pandemic outbreak happened by March 2020 but this pandemic
started last December 2019 at Wuhan, China. Reports circulated online and
had been broadcasted all over the world but some countries were not strict at
the time. March 2020 came and the outbreak spread throughout the world
and Philippines were one of those who were greatly affected. With all the
necessary protocols to follow in order to avoid and minimize the number of
positive cases, all life routines of Filipinos were affected by this. As a personal
experience, it affected me in several ways. As one of the protocols, we were
instructed by the authorities to wear facemasks and apply alcohol. At first, it
was uncomfortable to wear the masks as it makes our face sweat especially
in a hot weather. By the time of the outbreak, people were also panic buying
and one of the things that were commonly hoarded was the alcohol. At that
time, I was having a hard time searching for stores who sells alcohol as
majority of them have sold out or they sell it at a high price that is two to
three times higher than the original price. Buying for groceries and other
