tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post785242531529196127..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: A Day In The Life Of Corona TimesRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-66839172394885838042020-03-10T09:08:43.386+02:002020-03-10T09:08:43.386+02:00I'm watching the numbers around the world too....I'm watching the numbers around the world too. The good news is that in China it seems to be waning. So maybe the peak is passing and with the quarantine and social distance measures the same will happen in other countries. Although, as I'm writing this I'm wondering how that will help us get back to normal. As soon as we go back to normal, even if one person has it it will start to spread again. They are also waiting to see if the summer is a factor, like with flu. Although, again, half the world is going into winter. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-28048356616005444872020-03-10T03:57:41.653+02:002020-03-10T03:57:41.653+02:00I had a meeting this morning and we had all never ...I had a meeting this morning and we had all never actually met before - we all went to shake hands, then stopped, no one quite knew what to do so we just laughed and got on with it.<br />We did decide to stop our Out of the Cold supper after tonight - we had another 3 weeks to go but it is now finished. We are also suspending our breakfast program after tomorrow morning. It's unfortunate as we feed the poor and homeless and they are a vulnerable sector - but about 2/3 of our volunteers are seniors so we have to think of them as well. Tomorrow night we will discuss whether to cancel our English Conversation group for at least a few weeks - we have between 80 and 100 people from all around the world in close proximity so we are really going to have to think about this.<br />So far Canada has done a pretty good job of containing things although we have had our first death today - a nursing home resident in BC but not quite sure how much longer we can last before it hits the general population. Hopefully we learned a lot from the SARS outbreak - which was bad here.<br />The really shocking news is that Italy has pretty much shut down the entire country! They have an excellent healthcare system and yet they have been decimated - shocking.<br />Stay safe.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.com