An item from Facebook in May 2020
Covid Virus Pandemic 2020
* Prime Minister Scott Morrison started lockdown on the evening of 22nd of March, 2020 with non-essential services including pubs, clubs and restaurants closed
* Later that week, states shut their borders to non-essential travellers.
* By end of March more severe restrictions were put in place, including the two-person rule and a law banning people from being outside their homes except for four essential reasons (work, groceries, exercise and medical reasons).
* The Queen addressed her nation at 8pm on 5th April
* Later that week, states shut their borders to non-essential travellers.
* By end of March more severe restrictions were put in place, including the two-person rule and a law banning people from being outside their homes except for four essential reasons (work, groceries, exercise and medical reasons).
* The Queen addressed her nation at 8pm on 5th April
* Community support groups established, to support the vulnerable, elderly, immunocompromised and people in enforced isolation due to exposure, in their community 
* Schools in NSW and Victoria closed as education departments implement new procedures to deal with the spread of coronavirus.
Remote learning in place 
* Self-distancing measures required
* Limited shopping hours, therefore, lineups outside the store doors
* Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed
People who can work 
from home 
* Olympics postponed to 2021.
* Concerts
tours 
festivals 
entertainment events 
cancelled
* Family celebrations
holiday gatherings 
cancelled
* No masses, churches
are closed
* No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more. Now, Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home bubble
* Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and all other TV networks are on in every home daily now
* Weekly tradition in UK, every Thursday 8pm #ClapForKeyWorkers campaign, to recognise the efforts of the NHS workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic every day
* Children's outdoor play parks are closed
* Manufacturers
and other businesses 
switch their lines to help make visors, masks 
hand sanitizer 
and PPE 
* Fines are established for breaking lockdown rules
* Press conferences daily from the PM
and other government 
officials. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths 
* People wearing masks and gloves outside
* Essential service workers are terrified to go to work
* In England 99 year old WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore raised £29 million for NHS charities walking 100 lengths of his garden before he turned 100. His target was £1000. People from all over the world donated to his cause.
* We celebrated Anzac Day at dawn on our driveways
* Schools in NSW and Victoria closed as education departments implement new procedures to deal with the spread of coronavirus.
Remote learning in place * Self-distancing measures required
* Limited shopping hours, therefore, lineups outside the store doors
* Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed
People who can work from home * Olympics postponed to 2021.
* Concerts
tours festivals entertainment events cancelled * Family celebrations
holiday gatherings cancelled * No masses, churches
are closed * No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more. Now, Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home bubble
* Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and all other TV networks are on in every home daily now
* Weekly tradition in UK, every Thursday 8pm #ClapForKeyWorkers campaign, to recognise the efforts of the NHS workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic every day
* Children's outdoor play parks are closed
* Manufacturers
and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks hand sanitizer and PPE * Fines are established for breaking lockdown rules
* Press conferences daily from the PM
and other government officials. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths * People wearing masks
and gloves outside * Essential service workers are terrified to go to work
* In England 99 year old WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore raised £29 million for NHS charities walking 100 lengths of his garden before he turned 100. His target was £1000. People from all over the world donated to his cause.
* We celebrated Anzac Day at dawn on our driveways
* 6th April Beaches around Australia have started to close.
* Petrol 
price close to home was $1.02.
price close to home was $1.02.
* Tape on the floors at grocery stores 
and others to help distance shoppers 
(1.5mtrs) from each other.
and others to help distance shoppers (1.5mtrs) from each other.
* Parks 
trails, entire cities closed or restricted to locals only in their bubble.
trails, entire cities closed or restricted to locals only in their bubble.
* Entire sports 
seasons cancelled.
seasons cancelled.
* Weddings & funerals limited to less than 10 attendants,
limited to less than 10 attendants,
* We are to distance from each other. Shortage of masks gowns 
gloves for our front-line workers.
gowns gloves for our front-line workers.
* Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill 
in many parts of the world.
in many parts of the world.
* Refrigerated trucks for the dead outside hospitals in the USA 
Italy 
Spain 
China 
and more.
Italy Spain China and more.
* Panic buying sets in and we have limits on toilet paper 
disinfecting supplies, paper towels, staple foods 
hand sanitizer then alcohol 
sets in and we have limits on toilet paper disinfecting supplies, paper towels, staple foods hand sanitizer then alcohol
* Stadiums 
and recreation facilities overseas open up for the overflow of Covid-19 
patients.
and recreation facilities overseas open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
* Rescued stranded tourists to self isolate 
in city hotels.
in city hotels.
* Government incentives to stay home. Barely anyone on the roads 
Rescue in the form of $$ for those made redundant, or business to stay afloat and renters to remain in their homes.
incentives to stay home. Barely anyone on the roads Rescue in the form of $$ for those made redundant, or business to stay afloat and renters to remain in their homes.
* Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families 
or evicted by housemates.
are afraid to go home to their families or evicted by housemates.
*206,725 deaths globally so far and rising.
* This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, WHO declared March 11th, 2020.
* This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, WHO declared March 11th, 2020.
Why, you ask, do I write 
this status?
this status?
One day it will show up in my memory 
feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted 
feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted
We have so much! 
Be thankful. Be grateful 
Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone 
We are all one! 
Indeed let us never forget the good things we have learned from this horrible virus about what really matters in our livesn about how the pollution fell and how we might be able to keep it low, about who the most important workers are and who gets paid the least and so on. I too am keeping a diary less of facts like yours and more about how it was for me so I will remember it all. Thank you for filling in the details for me.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Helsie...we are all one...and the sooner some realise that, the better. :)
ReplyDeleteCommon sense must prevail...and yet, in some quarters, it still doesn't. Not surprising, I suppose, because some believe they are 10-feet tall and bullet-proof...they are not...and neither am I.
We must look out for each other...and take good care of our own self...and that of others. We must not take anything for granted...including each other.
Take care. :)