May 27,2021
How do people protect themselves from invisible viruses? The planet is once again engulfed in a new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Taiwan, which is regarded as a global model for disease prevention, has recently experienced numerous cluster infections and panic. Strengthening disinfection is a significant priority, in addition to emergency quarantine screening and the declaration of the disease situation. As seen on TV, disinfectants are sprayed heavily, and huge spray trucks are spraying on the streets. Environmental engineer, Dr. Liu Ming-zhe, shares the secrets of disease prevention in this exclusive interview. He served as a nuclear, biological, and chemical disaster rescue consultant of both the Fire Department and Kaohsiung International Airport and as a member of the disaster medical rescue team of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He also participated in the disinfection and operation guidance and practice for SARS, Influenza A, and the new Coronavirus epidemic, in addition to teaching research for 30 years.
Caption: Liu Ming-zhe advocated for conscience and disaster relief in addition to exchanging expertise in disease prevention, calling on all to sign the "Declaration of International Day of Conscience." The universe is peaceful if everybody has a conscience.
5 Do’s, 3 Don’ts, & 6 Tips to Keep Our Health Secure
“Those who think this training is successful, please raise your hand,” Environmental Engineer Dr. Liu Ming-zhe asked the firefighters during a recent nuclear, biological, and chemical accident response training at the fire department. No one raised their hands! Indeed, effective disinfection necessitates the same careful planning as the Chemical Corps Executive Department to carry out disinfection tasks from Taoyuan General Hospital, considering the "object of disinfection," "medicament used" and "method and frequency of application”.
Liu Ming-zhe, who collected decades of his experience in nuclear, biological, and chemical disinfection and defense practices and studies, carefully explained disinfection principles to these firefighter colleagues, boosting their morale, and published an article ([Yahoo Forum] Accurate Disinfection and Epidemic Prevention for All People. https://yns. page.link/N1TKu?soc_src=unv-sh&soc_trk=li ) which offers a guide for national epidemic prevention: the setting the virus is found, the technology for decontaminating the virus in aerosols through chlorine dioxide fumigation, and how to perform well in personal protection, hygiene, epidemic prevention, and health care.
According to Liu, studies have shown that the current coronary pneumonia virus is not acid or alkali immune, and that disinfectant wipes containing at least 0.05 percent chlorine are more successful in preventing the disease. Indoor disinfection should be done with 1:100 diluted bleach (about 0.05 percent chlorine), which can be increased to 0.1 percent during high-risk times or in public areas. The disinfectant water should be used on a regular basis and washed down after 10 minutes with clean water. He also explained how to clean indoor biological aerosol with neutral chlorine dioxide fumigation.
The public's most pressing issue is how to maintain good personal safety and grooming, as well as disease prevention and health care. In addition to following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's numerous public health directives, Dr. Liu shared his epidemic prevention advice in the face of the SARS epidemic, recommending the "five do's, three don't's," and "six tips" of epidemic prevention that are widely shared in the village. "Three don'ts" are: don’t lose your temper, don’t worry, and don’t be anxious. According to research, when people are anxious, stressed, or angry, their immune systems are weakened, so they should be concerned but not overly worried. Washing hands more often, drinking more warm water, doing more exercise, being happy, and being more careful are the "five dos." Moderate exercise, being happy, and drinking warm water can speed up immune system activation. By paying attention to the epidemic's details and taking precautions, one can keep oneself and one's family out of the high-risk zone. The other "six tips" are to wash your hands frequently, wear a face mask, practice social distancing, stay mentally positive, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, and increase your lung capacity with breathing exercises.
The COVID-19 virus, according to Liu, affects every aspect of human life; its adaptability and ability to mutate are greater than that of humans, so we can only contain it if we value it and learn how it spreads. Pretending to not see it is the most dangerous thing you can do. Covering up and hiding would only worsen the epidemic's calamity.
Forces of Self-Defense Junior Receives a Life Gift
It is important to have the correct beliefs because they are what produce positive influence. It's even more important to have the right idea when dealing with an invisible virus.
Liu lost faith in justice in high school and was bullied by his peers for being too righteous. After class, the residential students would run to the basketball court where they would often engage in brawls for the court. Students with good grades were always late, but they would fight the weaker students for their court. It was pointless to report the incident to the school; instead, they made a fool of themselves, and the teachers thought that their grades were lousy and should not play basketball at the court. One day when Liu Ming-zhe saw the same thing happening in the next court, he felt compelled to intervene and chastise the bully. The opponent made a blunt remark because Liu Ming-zhe is marginally stronger than him, “Keep that in mind!” He brought three men in black to the campus two days later, held Liu Mingzhe up, hit him in the stomach twice or three times, and told him, “Watch your words, or I’ll break your legs!”
“Why hasn’t justice been served? Where has God's truth and justice gone? What is the point of learning in the first place? If only I knew how to do kung fu.” The pain in Liu Ming-zhe's body isn't as bad as the pain in his heart. His academic performance was terrible, but he grew up loving martial arts novels, hiding Jin Yong's novels under his textbooks. He realized that informing the teacher about the abuse is futile. He then had the idea to inform the instructor that there were intruders on the campus. He recommended that the school set up a night patrol. He successfully became the captain of the Self-Defense Force after receiving the instructor's approval, but he intended to "use violence to control violence" to combat the shadow of bullying…
In life, unanticipated gifts will appear. Liu Ming-zhe achieved his childhood dream of learning martial arts five years later. He joined Tai Ji Men on the advice of the institute's older students and had Dr. Hong Tao-tze as his shifu. He met the master he yearned for, and this shifu helped him break free from bullying's grip. The Self-Defense Force teen who disliked school at the time earned a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Applied Chemistry as well as a doctorate in environmental engineering from the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU). His shifu's words about “wu-shu” (martial arts) inspired him greatly: “The real sense of 'Wu' is the peaceful state of restraining and fostering goodness,” and “Wisdom is the most effective tool to overcome disputes.” As a result, Liu Ming-zhe had a broader perspective on martial arts: “by promoting martial arts culture and peaceful concepts, he allows himself to become an effective force that cares for society and stabilizes the country.”
Respect Nature and Hope That Natural Disasters Never Occur Again
Liu Ming-zhe is now one of Taiwan's few specialists in disaster response and rescue. He was also involved in the Red Fire Ant invasion of Northern Taiwan's disaster management. He is a soldier of Republic of China and a dizi of Tai Ji Men, an ancient qigong martial arts academy. He has always faced disasters bravely and used his experience to overcome them, but what he truly wishes is that they never happen again because he has a strong sense of purpose.
When SARS broke out in 2003, Liu Ming-zhe went to major hospitals to disinfect and provide disaster relief. He used to participate in the Heping Hospital's disinfection work while wearing airtight biochemical protective garments all over his body. He worked nonstop for more than 7 hours, requiring him to not go to the bathroom, eat, or drink, for which his boss and coworkers admired him greatly. He revealed his method of saving his life in the face of the unpredictable catastrophe: "Fortunately, I have been practicing qigong for many years with my shifu, Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, the Zhang-men-ren of Tai Ji Men, and have always been able to complete disaster relief missions safely and satisfactorily with the 'bravery' and 'wisdom' I have gained.”
"Having participated in the rescue of the toxic explosion in the laboratories of Puli Vocational High School and CKSU after the 921 earthquake in Taiwan, and having been active in special disaster rescue (nuclear, chemical, and biological disasters) and protective response training for 30 years, I understand their tension, apprehension, and uneasiness when people are confronted with natural disasters," Liu Ming-zhe, who has participated in several disaster relief efforts, said. Furthermore, he mentioned, “After hearing Dr. Hong's teachings on the path of supreme qigong, I felt my shifu's compassionate love for the ecological environment and realized that the human magnetic field and the earth's magnetic field are indeed connected. It occurred to me that if people can follow the natural movement with a positive mind and give positive energy back to nature, they will always maintain a natural and harmonious balance of good reactions with the earth's magnetic field.”
Liu has also actively participated in thousands of cultural performances with Dr. Hong Tao-Tze and has traveled five continents to promote the concept of love and peace. Liu also attended the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012. This historic gathering, also known as Rio+20, brought together tens of thousands of organizations from 193 countries to work on "The Future We Want," which addressed social, economic, and environmental issues. Many heads of state, ministers, and NGO leaders enthusiastically rang the peace bell and wished for peace in their countries and around the world.
The local English media also reported the news of H.E. Jigme Thinley, Bhutan's Prime Minister, ringing the bell, and Liu Ming-zhe, as the emcee assistant of the bell-ringing, was also in the picture, appearing in international media, commemorating a wonderful history for his life.
Caption: The media in Bhutan reported Prime Minister H.E. Jigme Thinley ringing the bell, and the emcee assistant of the bell-ringing, Liu Ming-zhe, entered the picture together to write a wonderful history of his life.
Vaccination must be visible and conscientious
In the face of the epidemic's onslaught, Liu Ming-zhe has written several articles to remind people of the importance of virus protection, disinfection, and response, as well as sincerely sharing the public handbook on epidemic prevention and health care written by Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, the Zhang-men-ren of Tai Ji Men during the 2003 SARS outbreak. He also stated that this was an important wisdom guide for him to follow when he was exposed to SARS and several major national biochemical disasters, and it is now widely distributed among people.
Liu emphasized that if everyone uses the “3 Don'ts and 5 Do's" and “6 Tips" to prevent the epidemic, protect themselves and others, and become the end of the virus's spread, we can win the holy war against the epidemic. As a result, he and many volunteers have traveled to nearly 8,000 villages across Taiwan to distribute the information to village leaders in order to educate and assist people in epidemics. Furthermore, in early 2020, under Dr. Hong's leadership, he consolidated the most recent information on the prevention of the new coronary pneumonia, gathering 65 epidemic prevention doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and professors from all walks of life, and publishing it continuously in the TSSD News for more than a half-year. Then, a video titled "3 Don'ts, 5 Do's, 6 Tips" was created and distributed via the Internet to village chiefs, international leaders, and friends across the country. These are the concrete actions of Tai Ji Men's shifu and dizi, who continue to help the world, to take care of themselves and others, and to contribute to the prevention of epidemics as well as the protection and strengthening of Taiwan.
Dr. Liu makes three conscience appeals, as many countries are on epidemic lockdown:
- Unity and cooperation: Whether they are policy, information, or technology, we can share and update them at the same time to strengthen our defenses and effectively control the epidemic.
- Honesty and confrontation: Individuals or countries should never hide the epidemic; otherwise, it will create a gap in epidemic prevention and make epidemic monitoring more difficult.
- Conscience and disaster relief: We urge everyone to sign the "Declaration of International Day of Conscience" and the "Declaration for the Movement of An Era of Conscience" together, so that everyone can fully express his or her conscience and ability in their own workplace. The world will be peaceful if everyone has a conscience.
Finally, Liu emphasized the importance of continuing to support all front-line medical and epidemic prevention personnel, doing our best to manage personal safety and health, following epidemic prevention orders and implementing proper protection and disinfection, protecting ourselves, and caring about each other's health and safety. Then we will undoubtedly succeed in eradicating the epidemic.
Create a protective shield for our physical and mental health by caring for one another with conscience