Corona broke out at J's school yesterday.
I was surprised that the measures for our state were so minimal. There is no distancing, so every class has 30 kids. They are requiring masks and the opening of windows (which maintains the 90F weather indoors and out equally - there is no AC in German schools).
This kid's family had a house guest who was positive and the kid brought it to school on week 2 of the schoolyear. Despite this I feel I have to keep defending myself that I don't want guests in my home. I have 3 people I call friends in Germany, and each of them has insinuated I need to lighten up.
They sent the entire *grade* of the kid home yesterday. Not just his class, but all his classes, and all his teachers (9).
J and all his fellow teachers will be tested every 2 weeks.
I feel doomed, but also optimistic that my husband and I are healthy enough to survive infection.
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Just keep doing what you're doing. Wear your mask, wash your hands, stay away from people as much as possible, and hope-like-hell that a vaccine is discovered soon...by scientists in New Zealand, who will share it freely with the world.
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I hear you. I live in a rural county in central Texas, and the willful ignorance about the virus is frightening. There are those who understand but there are plenty of Trump supporters who revel in their recklessness. We had our first death due to COVID-19 last night. And still people say they don’t have to wear a mask, that it’s dehumanizing.
It's so hard - trying to manage the risk and not tank the economy and kill education. Please stay safe.
Aarene, doing my best, but it's obviously not enough. (see today's post).
KB, why would someone revel in recklessness? I don't understand that. Slightly, maybe, cuz the 3 friends I have in Germany think I'm crazy for not letting them into my house since February. One of them used the word FEAR and I am astonished because I know the difference between fear and caution and they are very, very different: ) I don't know how a mask is dehumanizing, but I sure know what a pain in the butt my N95 mask is every time I shop, 3X per week. But my poor husband has to teach classes full time with a mask, I cannot imagine trying to speak intelligently to someone with a mask on. The kids say they cannot chat with each other as easily - poor things *sigh* I don't get the word Dehumanizing.
Teresa, thank you for coming here to a non-horsey post. I'm a lazy fan of yours, I apologize. I read everything you write, and dwell on it hours afterwards!
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