INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Deleting your Gmail account will delete all email messages and email settings. Deleting your Gmail address will not delete your entire Google account. You can also reactive your Gmail account (as long as it hasn't been too long) by signing into Gmail on the web and following the on-screen instructions. If your Google/Gmail account is provided to you by your work or school (Gsuite), you see the option to delete Gmail when following this method. Contact your administrator to make changes to your account. You need to use a web browser on a computer. Sign in using the Gmail account information you want to delete. If you're not already signed in, click your saved google email address and enter your password. Then click Next to sign in. If you do not see your email address listed on screen, click Use another account and sign in the email address and password associated with your account. It's near the top of the left column in the "Privacy & personalization" box. It's under the "Download, delete, or make a plan for your data" header toward the bottom of the page. It's in the first box near the top-left corner of the page. You may need to confirm your password a second time before deleting your Gmail service. A pop-up will appear. Click Download Data to backup your email before deleting. This will be the email address you use to sign in to other Google products, such as Drive or YouTube. The email address will need to be verified to delete the account, so make sure it's an account you can access. You cannot use another Gmail account as an alternate email address. It's at the bottom-right corner of the pop-up message. Google will now send an email message to that account to confirm. You will need to confirm the deletion of your Gmail account. Look for an email with "Gmail Deletion Confirmation" as the subject. It may take a few minutes to appear. This opens a Google log-in screen in a web browser. If you want to sign in to your Google account (such as for Google Photos or YouTube), use your other (non-Gmail) address as your username. The password will remain the same unless you change it. The email address that you want to delete will populate automatically in the field. Click Next and then enter the password associated with this gmail account. It's at the bottom of the deletion confirmation message. It's next to the message that says "Yes, I want to delete [Gmail account] permanently from my Google Account." It's the blue button at the bottom of the message. Tapping this will delete your Gmail account from your Google account.

SUMMARY: Back up your messages. Navigate to https://myaccount.google.com in a web browser. Click Manage your data & personalization. Scroll down and click Delete a service or your account. Click Delete a service. Enter your Gmail password again if prompted. Click the trash can icon next to Gmail. Enter an alternate email address for your Google account. Click Send Verification Email. Open your alternate email account. Open the verification email from Google. Click the link in the email to verify your address. Sign in to your Gmail account. Click the checkbox at the bottom. Click Delete Gmail.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Having a drippy nose or a fever causes you to lose moisture. Make sure you drink enough so that you aren't forcing your body to deal with both the cold and the physical stress of dehydration. When you sleep, keep a cup of water, juice, clear broth, or warm lemon water near your bed. If you sleep restlessly, this will enable you to take a few swallows each time you wake and avoid dehydration throughout the night. Avoid alcohol and coffee. Both will dehydrate you. If you are urinating infrequently or passing dark or cloudy urine, these are signs that you are dehydrated. Most adults require about 8 hours per night when they are healthy. If you are fighting off a cold, you will probably need more. Give yourself permission to nap. When you are sleepy, that is your body telling you what it needs. Being fully rested will help boost your immune system and enable your body to fight the cold more effectively. If you have a stuffy nose or coughing, it can be very difficult to sleep at night. Try keeping the air in your bedroom moist with a cool-mist humidifier or a vaporizer. The better you sleep, the more energy you will have to fight off the virus. If you don't have a humidifier or vaporizer you can quickly and cheaply make one. Put a pot of warm water on the radiator and let it slowly evaporate overnight. A low fever will make the air temperature around you feel colder. If you are so cold that you start shivering, this will cost your body energy that it could be using to fight the cold virus. If you have to go to work or school, bundle up with an extra warm layer of clothing like a big sweater. If you can stay home, add an extra blanket to your bed. Try using a hot water bottle or sipping a cup of warm tea if you have trouble getting warm. The nutrients and salt will replenish your electrolytes. In addition, the warm steam will help clear your nose. If you have an appetite for something more substantial, you can add chunks of chicken, noodles, peas, carrots, and other nutritious vegetables to the broth. Milk (more precisely any kind of fat) increases the amount of mucus being created by your body. These products can be: Products containing milk (including almond and soy milk). Yogurt, pudding, cream. Butter, margarine, cream cheese. Most other products that are high in fats.

SUMMARY: Drink extra water. Get extra sleep. Ease breathing difficulties with humidity. Avoid getting chilled. Keep up your energy with chicken broth. Avoid food and drinks that contain milk.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If there's something happening in your area and you can't go anywhere to ensure your safety, monitor the news to stay aware. Both natural disasters and conflict can develop rapidly, and being aware will increase your safety. Hearing that a storm has passed or that a civil scenario has been resolved can reassure you that you're safe for the night too. In the event a dangerous scenario is ongoing, be aware of the additional precautions that may be worth taking to keep yourself safe during the night. If you're unsure of the safety of the building in which you're sleeping during inclement weather, go somewhere else or shelter yourself in an especially sturdy room, such as a basement. Leave a flashlight or other light source near you while you sleep. Ensure that the doors are locked and the windows are secured as best as possible. During extreme weather, you may want to cover or remove glass from your vicinity. Have someone keep a lookout. Take turns and sleep and monitoring the situation. A lookout can wake everyone up should something disturb the peace and need attending to. Knowing that everyone else is safely sleep can be a source of reassurance as you know that everyone will be able to better handle whatever the following day may hold. If people are still awake, reassure one other. Tell stories and reminisce. Talking will help calm any nerves, and diminish any fear. Snuggle up. Keep warm, stay together and feel the reassurance of being close to others.

SUMMARY:
Listen to the news. Check all access points to the room or building. Check that everyone is sleeping safely and comfortably.