Good morning, well it’s now 6 weeks since we returned from Myrtle beach and life for the most part remains the same. We are still asked to stay home, but can see one of our families but they also will only be able to see or visit us .New Brunswick has been very fortunate to have had 118 cases with with 114 of those cases cured leaving 4 in hospital throughout the province. Unfortunately Nova Scotia has hundreds of cases, many in nursing homes and many having passed away. As the premier there has said stay the blazes home.
Nova Scotia also having loss 22 wonderful people to a mass shooting, this has been very hard on everyone across Canada but to Nova Scotians it has been very very sad. Know we are there for you.
Our borders have also been closed between the United States, Nova Scotia and Quebec, we don’t know when we will see these open again but not in near future.
Posting this so I’ll forever remember the life we are currently living with this Covid-19 pandemic as one day it will become history...
Today is Tuesday April 28, 2020!
-1 week ago Nova Scotia was rocked with the worst mass murder in Canadian history and not related to the lock-down, that we know of.
- We are at 49 days of social/physical isolation. (I guess so...I lost count long ago)
- One Canadian Dollar equals 0.71 USD. Gas is $0.66 per litre. (Apparently...I have not left the house for awhile)
- Schools have been closed since mid March and are teaching remotely on-line. This will continue until at least May 4 (I expect longer)
- There are lines / tapes inside the stores on the floors to keep people 6 feet apart and can only go down aisles in one direction.
- Bars and restaurants are open only for takeout, home delivery & pick-up.
- Parks, beaches, hiking trails and walk-in places are not accessible to the public.
- All major and minor league sports competitions have been cancelled as well as kids sports. (M
- All festivals, entertainment events and the Calgary stampede have been banned/ cancelled.
- Weddings, family celebrations and birthdays have been cancelled. Funerals limited to 5 people.
- People are doing drive-by parades to celebrate birthdays!
- Young kids can’t understand why they can only see grandparents & other extended family and friends on a screen or thru a window if someone visits in person or on Facetime online.
- Hugs and kisses are not exchanged.
- The churches are closed or online.
- We have to stay away from each other -must be more than six feet or police can fine you. (Except immediate family)
- Shortage of disposable masks and gloves in hospitals.
- There are fewer ventilators than there should be. (I have not been tracking the accuracy of the medical supply facts)
- People are wearing masks, some places even REQUIRE that you wear them to enter! People are even sewing their own cloth masks for sale or donation to medical facilities.
- Baking yeast, flour, Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, bleach, antibacterial wipes and anything Lysol or Clorox is in short supply and limited per person.... IF you can even find them!
- Stores are closing early to disinfect everything. (24 hour stores are even closing by 9pm). Stores have special seniors only hours. You have to make an appointment to go into a bank for any reason.
- Store checkouts, pharmacies and even fast food drive thru windows have added plexiglass between the employee and the customer. Have to reach around or under to pay! Stores limit the number of people in the store at once leading to extremely
- You can't find isopropyl alcohol easily. .. the supply per person is limited.
- Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and Europe have closed their borders.
- Western Australia has been divided into 9 territories & an instant $1,500 fine issued for crossing the border without a valid reason. (Transport workers, Essential services etc)
- No one is travelling for leisure. Airports empty. Tourism has the worst crisis in history. Major airlines have laid off thousands of employees. Air Canada has ceased all flights into the USA for at min 30 days.
-Live television shows are being done remotely or cancelled. Movie productions have all been cancelled or postponed for an undetermined amount of time.
-Families are home bound finding unique ways to entertain themselves and rely on social media to connect with family and friends.
