^I have a friend who's living in Italy for two years and my daughter is in Malta - fortunately on Gozo where there are no reported cases yet - 18 on the main island so far. The Italians are having a terrible time - trying to rise above it all in spirit though - the Carabinieri are making sure people don't overstep proximity boundaries and slapping huge fines on anyone that does. From what I've been able to tell, they have an aging population and this virus is more dangerous for older people than anyone else - also, apparently, they are reporting with accuracy and I'm not convinced everyone else is, or has been doing that up to now - could be wrong. Some of the numbers seem strange. It's a tragedy - they can't cope with the caseload. Terrifying and so sad.
(Edit - this seems to be an informative article - https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/italys-n...lWKt7HYC0o)
Our numbers are on the rise, 38 to date, but we didn't get the toilet paper memo. No idea what that's all about!! Crazy. All I've stocked up on is Vitamin C and Zinc tablets - hoping to keep the immune system in good shape. Hand sanitizer is long gone - we did get that memo!! Authorities are attempting to trace and isolate as fast as possible and everyone's being checked at the airports - I'm actually quite surprised that they are acting so quickly - mind you if/when this hits the informal settlements and sprawling townships, there will be utter mayhem. I think we'll have a travel shutdown shortly - no ways we can cope with the medical load - all cases to date as a result of exposure in other countries. Also expecting schools to close soon and the president has called an emergency cabinet meeting tomorrow - we'll see. The snowball effect is pretty scary. A great leveler all of this - unfortunately. The planet gets some time out which has been long time coming - at such heavy cost though.
Stay safe out there people!!
(Edit - this seems to be an informative article - https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/italys-n...lWKt7HYC0o)
Our numbers are on the rise, 38 to date, but we didn't get the toilet paper memo. No idea what that's all about!! Crazy. All I've stocked up on is Vitamin C and Zinc tablets - hoping to keep the immune system in good shape. Hand sanitizer is long gone - we did get that memo!! Authorities are attempting to trace and isolate as fast as possible and everyone's being checked at the airports - I'm actually quite surprised that they are acting so quickly - mind you if/when this hits the informal settlements and sprawling townships, there will be utter mayhem. I think we'll have a travel shutdown shortly - no ways we can cope with the medical load - all cases to date as a result of exposure in other countries. Also expecting schools to close soon and the president has called an emergency cabinet meeting tomorrow - we'll see. The snowball effect is pretty scary. A great leveler all of this - unfortunately. The planet gets some time out which has been long time coming - at such heavy cost though.
Stay safe out there people!!
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