Covid 19 - Updates from your zones

[Jitter]

Lenny, it’s wondeful to hear things are finally looking up!

Many of the things you mentioned apply to Finland as well. The restrictions will be tightened again if the cases grow too much. Although I’m assuming they are expected and even hoped to grow some to progress the virus while ensuring intensive care capability. There’s no guarantee about a vaccine so we’ll have to learn to live with it.

From the bottom of my heart I wish you can get your partner to live with you and you can get the ceremony arranged! The wedding celebration is secondary, and in any case you can have a celebration later if you wish!

[thorny]

From the bottom of my heart I wish you can get your partner to live with you and you can get the ceremony arranged! The wedding celebration is secondary, and in any case you can have a celebration later if you wish!

Yup. The wedding is a wedding, and the marriage is a marriage, even if the party has to be later. Even if the party never happens at all; though that doesn't seem likely in your case.

[Yastreb]

At the risk of sounding like one of those correspondents to The Times who wrote in to say, "Dear Sir, today I heard the first cuckoo..."

Yesterday I heard something that I haven't heard in some weeks; the sound of jet engines overheard. I looked up to see an Airbus* inbound, presumably air freight.

* I'm using Airbus as a default, since most twin-jet airliners are much the same shape; something to do with optimum design probably.

[JoB]

Yesterday I heard something that I haven't heard in some weeks; the sound of jet engines overheard.

Congrats ... my home (and, at least for today, office) is near the take-off/landing pathes of a military air base that's currently having quick-scramble fighter squadron duty for half of the nation ... 

[midwestmutt]

The virus has struck my family. My sister's mother-in-law who was 98 and in a nursing home in Missouri has passed from it. I had not seen her in many years since that branch of the family lives a few hundred miles away but I still remembered her as a very nice lady. I hope the home she was in does not become a cluster. She was the 3rd resident to catch it.

[Jitter]

I am sorry for your loss, midwestmutt, and that of your sister and her family!

[RanVor]

The virus has struck my family. My sister's mother-in-law who was 98 and in a nursing home in Missouri has passed from it. I had not seen her in many years since that branch of the family lives a few hundred miles away but I still remembered her as a very nice lady. I hope the home she was in does not become a cluster. She was the 3rd resident to catch it.

  I'm sorry to hear that, midwestmutt!

[thegreyarea]

The virus has struck my family. My sister's mother-in-law who was 98 and in a nursing home in Missouri has passed from it. I had not seen her in many years since that branch of the family lives a few hundred miles away but I still remembered her as a very nice lady. I hope the home she was in does not become a cluster. She was the 3rd resident to catch it.

Very sorry to hear that.

[Mebediel]

That's terrible, midwestmutt. I hope your family's doing alright and that the home your sister's mother-in-law was in contains the virus!

[wavewright62]

Aww, condolences. What deaths NZ has had have mostly come from resthome clusters.  So vulnerable.

[Jitter]

In Finland about half of deaths are from lived-in care. There is lots of discussion about whether it’s justified even in these circumstances to lock the residents in their rooms, many are demented and don’t understand why this is happening. Which is the lesser of two evils? I sure am glad I’m nit the one who has to make that call!

[lumilaulu]

Here (Belgium), they've invested in doing intensive testing in care homes. Some of them have reorganised themselves into two sections, one with non-infected residents and staff, and one with infected residents and staff. That way people can have a bit more freedom within their section.

That said, I'm glad my grandmother isn't in a home yet, even though she's on a waiting list.

[RanVor]

Online classes extended to September 30th. That complicates things quite a bit for me because all contact with the dean is obviously going to be heavily limited. Besides, I'm just sick of being stuck at home. I may be safer this way, but definitely not happier.

[Jitter]

I’m sorry to hear that Ran! But the health care situation in Poland probably is such that it’s better to stay home still.

Now that things probably have calmed down at bit with the university management (as in online courses are rolling already and there’s probably some “business as usual” already) the dean’s office should be able to reschedule your meeting into a proper meeting online. Of course “should be” is not very useful, if they don’t. But here’s hoping! *Hugs*

[thegreyarea]

I’m sorry to hear that Ran! But the health care situation in Poland probably is such that it’s better to stay home still.

Now that things probably have calmed down at bit with the university management (as in online courses are rolling already and there’s probably some “business as usual” already) the dean’s office should be able to reschedule your meeting into a proper meeting online. Of course “should be” is not very useful, if they don’t. But here’s hoping! *Hugs*

Ran, I'll second Jitter in everything she said. I'll be rooting for you! Stay safe, and sane.

BTW it's good to have a smart friend that says all we wanted to say. Saves a lot of typing. Thanks, Jitter!