We
are taking precautions in our home. I have mentioned before that we don’t go
out much. Grocery shopping yesterday was the first trip I made this week,
outside of walking dogs several times a day. I picked a shopping time when the
numbers of customers would be low which meant that the risk would also be low.
To date (21 March 2020) 169
countries (up 10 in 24 hours) have reported 282,395 cases (up 26,666); 11,822
people have died (up 1,327); and 93,189 have recovered (up 3,271). Canada has 1,085
reported confirmed or presumptive cases (up 213). We also have 11 people
reported as recovered but unfortunately 13 deaths now.
After
I arrived home from the grocery store, my wife threw all the clothes I had
worn, along with my jacket, into the wash. We are not going to take chances
that a molecule of the virus might be brought home. I kept a package of
sanitary wipes in my pocket while I was out. That was a good thing as the
grocery store, in spite of their advertising, did not have much in the way of
protection available yet.
Many
neighbours in our condo complex are stepping up to offer help to those who may be
self-isolating or not up to running the errands they usually do. That is gratifying
to see. I suspect it is widespread through the community although we may not
hear of it all that often.
On
the advice of health officials and others, we in our condo building are posting
a notice to have all deliveries left at the front door rather than allow
delivery people into the building. I do not doubt that these workers are diligent
in their handling of packages and would not spread the virus intentionally, but
better to be safe than sorry. Many of us here are seniors.
I
came across some interesting statistics about the virus and how different
countries have fared on this
website. The basic data is here. We are
lucky here in Canada so far and I hope we stay that way.
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