In The News
There is good news for British Columbia, slowly but surely, with some possibility of lockdown rules being loosened up in the near future.
The statistics to date show:
- Total Cases: 2,330
- Total Recoveries: 1,659
- Active Cases: 542
- Total Deaths: 129
The number of new cases per day continues to decrease. 71% of people who caught the virus have recovered.
During the week we tuned in to hear British Columbia’s Restart Plan and it looked pretty impresive despite receiving the news that complete re-opening seems a long way off, understandable really. These are the slides they presented during the Press Conference:
I kind of feel stressed when I think of the other things happening in the world, such as:
- Continuing failures by the Trump administration
- The ping pong of insult throwing between the US and China
- People in the US and UK ignoring physical distancing rules
We are currently celebrating the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day) where we think about the struggles people had during World War 1 and 2 then compare society’s reaction to a little bit of discomfort in the 2020’s.
Her Majesty The Queen delivered this speech for VE Day 75, many look to her during times like these:
My Diary
I don’t really have much news, life has pretty much been going on as normal.
The weather has heated up a bit, today was 25c with tomorrow reaching 26c. Quite uncomfortable going for a long walk but nice to sit outside under the shade when having lunch.
Don made some masks for us and they look pretty fantastic. Picture to the right.
As usual we went out shopping on Friday, it does appear to be getting more crowded out there. Since we only needed a little we only went to T&T. We managed to pick up some medical masks, made in China, which we were very pleased about even though they were quite expensive at 50 for CAD$30.00. Store like T&T are requiring customers to wear masks and have their temperature checked at the door, which we thought was very good, just like they do in China. Very wise indeed.
All the talk of VE Day 75 made me feel homesick but I guess no one else can enjoy it much apart from indoors or in their gardens.
A neighbour made and posted a video of other members in our communities work on their gardens, it’s pretty nice around here, we are very lucky.