My Life with COVID-19

How to deal with a global pandemic

A comic strip about

COVID-19

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My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

What is happening on
Planet Earth?

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l i n g w
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pande

What's a
pandemi
c?

A pandemic is when a
disease spreads all
around the world.
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

What is making
people so sick?

p e o f virus
y
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cal
virus.
corona

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My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Are there different

kinds of
coronaviruses?

o m e types
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of coro y minor
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cause ess.
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My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

What can humans do

to help stop the
pandemic?

y i n g away
St a
m o t hers is
fro o rtant!
i m p
really

Should I
g
planet too to another
be safe?
No,
you
can
at h just sta
ome y
!
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

But what if there is

an emergency and I
have to leave the
house?

i l l w ant to
You w ocial
use s
cing.
distan

Social dis
ta
What's t ncing?
hat? feet

If you have to go out for

emergencies, stay 6 feet
away from others.
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Got it. I can do that.

What else can I do?

r
a s h i ng you
W Y
d s i s REALL
han ant.
import

But I alre
ady do t seconds
hat!

Just m
ak
bette e sure you
wash r than eve wash
for 20 r
-30 se and
conds
!
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Wow, this is a lot. I'm

kind of worried about
what's happening.

' s o k to be e
t
I
d . E veryon
worrie there are
t
is. Bu u can do.
yo
things

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t?

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may h our worrie mily
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to cal e a s f or wa y
m dow ys
n.
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Ok, I can do that!

What else can I do?

a r e lots of
Ther e !
y o u c an do
things

Stay
c
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anything ink of ill h mbe
. love t ave thing r,
worried I'm too o do a sy
EVERYTHabout t hom ou
ING. e!
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

You're right! I do love

listening to music and
watching movies!
re
e ? T here a u
Se i ngs yo
y t h
man t o feel .
can d o
r i g h t now
l'
'norma

But wha You w

t
feel realilf I start to ill
because y lonely to sta definitely
want
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home som stuck at friend y in touch
much? can a s and fami with
lways ly
call o . You
online r check in
!
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Yeah, I guess I
already do talk to
everyone even when I
can't see them. e
r i g h t ! Ther
That's lots of
are
r n a t i ves to
alte in
e i n g there
b .
person

You can also try Facetime, Skype,

Zoom, or even take pictures and
I do use t
guess I co exting. I send through email.
uld do th
at.
This way, you can safely see people
for birthdays or just to check in.

You can do lots of things

online together!
My Life with COVID-19
How to deal with a global pandemic

Wow, this is a lot to

deal with right now.

e a l l y hard
r
This is yone. But
er
for ev et better.
g
it will

Do you k Right
n
don't likeow when? I know now, we
do
things ar how fast th
e changin try an at answe n't
g. d tak r. Ju
e it o st
at a t ne da
ime! y

a y s w ill be
Some d others and
than
better at's ok!
th
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How to deal with a global pandemic

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