Dear DA
Today The Netherlands are in lockdown for the coming three weeks. Everybody who can work at home, has to work at home. All schools/ universities are closed, bars, restaurants, theater, snackbars, everything drinking and food are closed,sportclubs, wellness, including the popular coffeeshops etc. The people are advised not to go outside the house unless absolutely necessary for either food, medicine, medical issues, hospital as. Not for anything else. To wash our hands often, to stay on a distance of 1.5-2 mtr. 5-7 feet. from each-other if we can't avoid each-other. Not to visit anybody anymore. To keep the grandchildren away from their grandparents for they are easy to infect and harder to cure, if to cur is possible at all. To disinfect after touching anything outside your house. It is going to be a hard time for many.
I myself started coughing 8 days ago, a harsh dry painful cough. So a sore throat, extreme tired, a headache as. but no fever. I stayed at home just to be sure. But I had to go to the hospital for my eyes, a checkup. They asked me with an sms if I had any symptoms for than I had to discuss it with my doctor if I could come or not. So I did. Well, better to be safe than sorry and I agree. I didn't need testing but stay away from others if I could. Anyway I stay at home and feel better every day. If I have the virus, I have the mild one. A lot different form the aggressive variant.
My husband is clear for as far as we know. Problem is that you can be infected, even spread the virus without having any symptom yourself. Well we are all in lockdown now and we hope people will obey at that. For the sooner this is over the better. More countries in Europe are closing everything. This is our only chance and it falls and stand with the attitude of the individual. Especially young people are a big risk, for not taking it serious enough and have the feeling that it can;t harm them, which is a big mistake, apart from the fact that they can still infect everybody around them. Well let's hope and pray!
The virus is practically everywhere in the world right now and growing. Panic doesn't bring us anywhere, but common sense and realism does. So if you are in a part of the world where the virus is not around yet. Make sure that you have some supplies and medical stuff and disinfectant gel and cleaning in the house. So if the virus is on your doorstep you don't have to worrie about that and you don't have to rush to shops to buy it the last minute. Also think of you parents/grandparents and make sure that they are also provided with necessities. It is an Pandemic, so I'm afraid most people have to deal with it in one way or another.
This is not to panic you in any way. I hope it helps you to prepare yourself/familie in case you have to deal with it.
I pray for all of you and your loved ones and hope this will pass at least long enough so there is more time to make a medicine/vaccin.
Be safe and take care.
Hugs and best wishes.
FractalCaleidoscope