I count myself extremely fortunate this year not to have contracted the coronavirus, and feel nothing but sincere sympathy for the millions who are currently having to cope with illness, the grief of losing a loved one, the anxiety of employment uncertainty, the despair of this ongoing global pandemic.
Here in Wales, we have been living with lockdowns
and restrictions of various types since mid March, and there is as yet no end
in sight – in fact, as I write this, our infection, hospitalisation and death
rates are all increasing again, and it’s quite likely that we will go in to
another full lockdown immediately after Christmas.
Signage is everywhere, warning of the dangers of infection and stressing the need to wear a mask, wash your hands or use sanitizer when entering shops, and observe the 2-metres-apart social distancing rules.
This post includes a few of the latter type
of signage I’ve encountered while out on my solo, always distanced, daily
exercise walks, and you’ll note that the instructions are in both English and
Welsh.
Annie, I sure envy the way you all have managed the Coronavirus. We have politicized it in the U.S. such that we really can't muster an adequate response.
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris. I know things are very bad in the US, but I don't think you should envy Britain's response. We have the highest death rate per capita of any European country and the response here has been a shambles of government incompetence (with billions spent on systems that don't work and equipment that is not up to standard) and corruption (the Tory government giving huge contracts to friends with no prior experience). The country to admire in all this is New Zealand!
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