A Reminder of the Times

So we don’t forget.... 
Today is Sunday April 26, 2020.

• We are at 40 days of social isolation due to Corona Virus Pandemic.
• The dollar is worth $ 5.32, the euro $ 5.77 and the pound $ 6.54.
• Schools have been closed since mid March and are teaching remotely on-line. This will continue for the rest of the school year. There are lines / tapes inside the stores to keep people 6 feet apart.
•  Bars and restaurants only for home delivery & pick-up.
•  Parks, beaches and walk-in places are not accessible to the public.
• All sports competitions have been cancelled.
• All festivals and entertainment events have been banned.
• Weddings, family celebrations and birthdays have been cancelled. Funerals limited to 10-20 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.
• Hugs and kisses are not given.
• Religious sanctuaries are closed or online.
• We have to stay away from each other more than a meter.
• Shortage of masks and gloves in hospitals.
• There are fewer ventilators than there should be.
• People are wearing masks, some places even REQUIRE that you wear them to enter! People are even making their own masks for sale or donation to medical facilities!
• Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, 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)
• Store check outs, pharmacies and even fast food drive thru windows have added plexiglass between employee and customer. Have to reach around or under to pay!
• You can't find isopropyl alcohol easily. .. supply per person is limited.
• Australia, USA 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.