71 new cases today = 868 total.
Today there was mention on Neighbourly about someone in the area stealing security cameras. I imagine if they know we are all at home and they can’t rob us they are most likely doing some “spring cleaning” so that it will be easier to rob us when this is over and we go back to work.
I've been checking the updates on covid-19 around the world. This morning I watched it tick over past 1 million cases.
many countries are in some form of lockdown - I fear many of them are simply stalling the spread because 3 weeks of partial
isolation isn't going to stop it. This is going to lighten the load on hospitals to a degree while having a huge impact on the
economy. My family in South Africa are in a 3 week lockdown where they aren't allowed to even walk their dog but the [van] taxis
are allowed to operate. Their 'control' for the virus is to limit 7 people per load instead of the usual "packed to capacity" 15 or so.
In New Zealand we've been in lockdown for a week now and of course there are many cases of 'covidiots' who don't
obey the rules and I imagine this is the case around the world.
There was also a report in one area where security cameras are being stolen - probably someone who can't rob houses while
everyone is home so they are doing a 'clean up' to make it easier when this is over.
Tourism amounts to about 17% of New Zealand's income and of course there are many who are guaranteed to be unemployed
still when the lockdown is over for the rest of us and we keep our borders closed to infected countries.
If NZ gets this under control it is still going to carry on for more than a year on the continents as the waves go back and forth across
the countries that try to contain it.
The numbers double every week based on the graphs - it will be 2 million cases by 10 April 2020.
On a lighter not “Piggy” is really enjoying the extra “Dad time” with me. However the consequences my may dampen the mood in future. The last time I spent 2 weeks at home recovering from an operation he also enjoyed the quality “lap time” we enjoyed together but the day I went back to work he was very upset with me and peed on the cushion where we had sat together all that time.
