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Mar. 24th, 2020 03:15The country goes on lockdown Thursday midnight. I somehow thought it was Wednesday midnight but Cyril is giving us time to sort ourselves out (also gives all sorts of people time to get together and complain, but we do that so much it should just be background noise). Heard military helicopters coming in mid evening, still not sure which base they were heading to for them to pass over this part of town. Cannot believe we've got from 0 to here in just two weeks - it doesn't feel real.
Now we're here I want to get on with it. We're on 402 official cases, it's gone up slowly since the first (I think that was March 9) but suddenly took a 100+ leap yesterday. No deaths yet. Poor Zimbabwe, only two cases and the second person just passed - he was young too, and quite well known there. I wish them well, they're far worse placed to handle large numbers than we are and lord knows it won't take much to drown us.
No idea how the millions who are informal traders or semi-skilled, hourly paid workers are going to get through this - there will be more information tomorrow. It's not a country where many people are in a position to work from home, in fact that is such a small percentage that the president didn't waste time talking about it. Those who can, either already are or are getting ready to. He did say people's lives are more important than the economy, which I really respected, but I hope that means processes are being put in place to help them get through an unplanned unpaid holiday.
Will not see my daughter or the grandbabies for a month or more now, makes me feel sort of empty because that's been an every week thing since they were born. Otherwise my concerns right now are simple - do I go buy extra coffee and cheese tomorrow at 07.30 (well actually today) or leave it till later and hope for the best. I know the supermarkets say they're going to limit quantities and such but ehh. Ray says the crowds will already be there before sunrise so we'll wait, I guess.
We will survive. It's what we do best.
Now we're here I want to get on with it. We're on 402 official cases, it's gone up slowly since the first (I think that was March 9) but suddenly took a 100+ leap yesterday. No deaths yet. Poor Zimbabwe, only two cases and the second person just passed - he was young too, and quite well known there. I wish them well, they're far worse placed to handle large numbers than we are and lord knows it won't take much to drown us.
No idea how the millions who are informal traders or semi-skilled, hourly paid workers are going to get through this - there will be more information tomorrow. It's not a country where many people are in a position to work from home, in fact that is such a small percentage that the president didn't waste time talking about it. Those who can, either already are or are getting ready to. He did say people's lives are more important than the economy, which I really respected, but I hope that means processes are being put in place to help them get through an unplanned unpaid holiday.
Will not see my daughter or the grandbabies for a month or more now, makes me feel sort of empty because that's been an every week thing since they were born. Otherwise my concerns right now are simple - do I go buy extra coffee and cheese tomorrow at 07.30 (well actually today) or leave it till later and hope for the best. I know the supermarkets say they're going to limit quantities and such but ehh. Ray says the crowds will already be there before sunrise so we'll wait, I guess.
We will survive. It's what we do best.
