COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Matt That might be a good thing to do.

I've been working from home since September because I'm doing distance learning at a British university and right now I'm really glad about it. I watch lectures online which are recorded on campus and with every new lecture, I keep hearing less classmates. More and more people stay away from the lectures. I'm surprised they haven't completely transferred teaching online yet, unlike many other unis in the UK. I think most universities in Germany are still open but like I said the other day, the German government is sleeping. At least all the schools are closed now.

There's one confirmed Corona case in my County but it's far from my town. It also turned out that it's just a father whose son goes to my former school that might be infected. They have yet to confirm it though.

My mum's cousin (on her dad's side) and her family are under quarantine because her husband got tested but they don't have results yet. He might be infected but one of his sons still goes to work.

My mum's other cousin (on her mum's side) has finally decided to work from home because his wife receives chemotherapy. He decided to stay home just a couple of days ago though. That's pretty late but my mum said it's no surprise because he's an asshole.

Working from home sounds like a very good idea when a virus pandemic is occurring.

My dad can work from home, since he does most of his work on a computer, and he has several laptops. But, they haven't closed his workplace, as there are no cases of coronavirus in our town at the moment.

Though, all the schools and certain other public places are closed here in Maryland.

Same here!

Update: Still only one case in my county, which is still far from my town. The test result concerning my former school turned out to be negative. So there are no infected people in my town.

Some good news for a change. lol

María  - Holy shit ..... So you are completely locked down to the confinements of your home right now? 

The United States declared a "national emergency" a few days ago. This frees appropriately $50,000,000,000 in funds to help slow down the spread of the virus through private and public sector programs and other resources.

I feel like the United States and many other countries were so unprepared for a situation like this. No one really knows how to how to stop it, so instead we are just doing damage control.

I hope this outbreak wakes up the world on a global scale. 

Almost 900 cases in Austria. And none in my near.

Austria is shutdown at the moment. Shops, Schools and Restaurants are closed. Garages are open, my husband is at work today. Supermarkets are also open.

A lot of old people aren't well-informed. Some foods and toilet paper are sold out quickly but there's enough food in Germany and trucks come to the supermarkets multiple times a day. People buy way too much and complain that food companies don't ship faster. They ARE fast and do everything they can, and there's no need to shout at shop assistants. One of the cashiers got threatened in the supermarket my mum went to this morning. It's not her fucking fault that the toilet paper was sold out. My mum buys food and toilet paper for ourselves and my grandparents but we don't hoard it and buy reasonable amounts.

You can call 116 117 here in Germany if you're held under quarantine (or if you're old and have no one who buys food for you) and the military will bring you food. No one needs to starve in our country, we have the privilege to have enough food. Some people really need to educate themselves instead of buying 20 pasta and toilet paper packages at once.

Matt

As for what they have been saying, I must say that I totally agree with everything you guys have stated, as Vio said, there are many people who have gone nuts buying toilet paper, pasta, legumes, rice, cans, etc ... and they haven't even thought that it's not just them, there are many more people who are going to need supplies during these days.



Luckily, I am very cautious, and little by little before the State of Alarm was decreed, I had been buying to have a little bit of everything at home, always without going overboard and thinking of others ... Here as a consequence of those people Compulsive, there has already been an increase in some essential products such as meat, fish, fruit, yogurt ... I would love that many were not so selfish and thought only a little, a little about others, because due to this situation many people will be out of work, many others have little savings, and together we must make an effort to make this situation as bearable as possible for everyone.



It is also true that at times like these, you really see some of the values ​​of the society of each country, here as many people know, we Spaniards try to look at all problems with positivity and trying to find something to cheer us. That is what some collective groups have done, which have asked the whole of society, through different WhatsApp groups, that during these 15 days, every day at 20:00 we look out at the balconies, windows or doors. of our homes and we dedicate a warm applause to all the doctors and health personnel, security forces, supermarket workers, pharmacies, and all the people who with their good work make this isolation much more bearable. Here is an example ... I swear to you that after being at home all day, this really touches your heart.