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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.
This is as much of the outside world that I've interacted with in person for the past 5 days since I've been stuck in quarantine in Thailand. Although I am able to call my friends and family all over the world with modern technology, it is still very different from in-person interactions and even small talk with random people at the grocery store could fulfill those needs for me, but unfortunately, I have not seen any real person in the past 5 days. Although food gets delivered to my room, the people delivering the food are instructed to not come in contact with the people in quarantine and thus knock to indicate that food has arrived, and then quickly leave the area outside my hotel door.
October 21, 2020
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I'm on a Greek island now ..., and while cases are rising in different parts of Greece, things here remain calm. I get angry seeing some people acting 'resistant' and not wanting to socially distance or even wear their mask properly. On the island here, though people have been quite careful from the beginning, I see a phenomenon called 'the little mask' worn by many professionals in the restaurant business. It's a patent made and sold locally, and this 'mask' is a piece of plastic which is attached to the lower chin, and only covers the mouth, not the nose. It's also quite removed from the mouth, and I am not sure it truly protects anyone, really. If someone were to sneeze wearing this, I am not sure anyone around this person would be protected. I also hear more and more people are starting to spread the 'conspiracy' rumor, though I am not exactly sure what this conspiracy is. Something about Bill Gates, or 5G, or how 'THEY' want to control 'US'. Also, many people reason that, since they don't have someone close to them who has been directly affected, it must be 'terrorism' spread by governments and the media.
August 10, 2020