We are experiencing something in our lifetime that's never happened before. Coronavirus/COVID19 2020 Pandemic. Our whole world is suffering. We've never seen, heard of so much sickness, death. It's happening here in our country, the USA. We were late getting testing and such. No one knew ... at least not everyday people. It was known about though.
This evening where I live ... an order to stay-at-home came into effect at 5:00pm. Skip and I have been staying at home for the past 3 weeks. We both have compromised immune systems, have to try to be careful as possible. There may be a curfew coming if people continue to be out at night ... they mentioned on the news a 9:00 pm curfew.
My Heart goes out to all the people who are keeping our country going ... doctors, nurses, medical staff, EMS, Pharmacists, Law Enforcement ... truck drivers, utility workers ... so many I can't name. They all do it at the risk of becoming sick themselves, dying. So many doctors have become sick, many died. Our whole world is fighting an unseen enemy ... one that can sneak up on one without them knowing. It can travel in the air when one sneezes, droplets fall on surfaces.
Social distancing has become the norm now ... stay at least 6 feet apart when out and about. I see people disobeying that and it worries me. They either aren't aware or maybe they forget. We can't invade the other's personal space now ... out of respect for their life ... our life. Someone could actually walk away and days later become very ill, die. This is how bad the novel virus is ... it makes a person gravely ill ... they have to be placed on a ventilator.
There's a shortage of ventilators, masks, medical equipment for the thousands of people who have, are becoming sick. Tractor-trailers are lined up to receive bodies at hospitals in New York City. New York City has become the epicenter for the virus. New Orleans is doing the same ... they had the Mardi Gras ... and so many people attended not knowing they were carrying the coronavirus. They infected others.
I have been journaling as in the future it will become history. I was thinking that if people journal this for their children one day ... they will have a piece of history to explain what happened while they are children so one day they'll understand.
This is our first evening for the new order in effect. It has been in effect for 2 hours as of now ... it is 7:00 pm. My prayers are for somehow everyone get through this ... sadly I know it's going to get worse before it ever gets better ... and it is going to probably take months.
