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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
The image is from the Government of Bermuda Facebook page today. I am extremely lucky to be here. Today I went in to the town of Hamilton, the capital and only city on the island. I had to see an ophthalmologist this afternoon and after my eye doctor appointment I went into the local department store and got some carry out for lunch. I sat down at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, and looked out over the bay. Then I walked the 2 miles back home through the Botanical Gardens. Everyone i town wore masks. All the businesses require you to use hand sanitizer upon entering, and signs tell you to keep your distance. Bam in November the numbers were high here....over 200 active cases and the minister of health said last night she felt that they almost lost control of the virus. But now the numbers are down. They still require masks in stores, or where you can't socially distance, there is a curfew...can't be out after midnight. Indoor bars are not open. I still continue to be very careful and keep my social circle very small.
February 7, 2021
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Talk about anyone you're especially worried about during the pandemic, and what you’re worried about.
My daughter. She is an introvert, like me, but more so. And anxious. "Hell is other people" and "people suck" are two things I've heard her say *before* the novel coronavirus arrived here. Maybe misanthrope is a better word. (And prophet?) She does live with 3 other people and 2 dogs, all of whom she likes or loves. So, that's good; she has had this support. She announced that she and her household went to dinner with neighbor/acquaintances recently. The first time she has been with anybody (except her parents and in-laws) in 16 months or more. I asked how her social skills had been. "Not bad, I don't think. I think I did okay." A tender sprout. I am hoping that the malignant variants and sucky-people's reactions to them don't send her back into her warrens this fall & winter.
July 5, 2021