Ok, Corona Virus dominated both the BBC news and Sky when we were on holiday two weeks ago I Fuerteventura. To be truthful, I was being a bit complacent about it. Very often the news on holiday from the BBC is way off that which is broadcast at home. I thought maybe the media was whipping us up into a frenzy. Maybe a bit hysteria is going on. Now, since Monday of this week, I’m getting worried. Crazy things are happening out there. Supermarket shelves are devoid of toilet roll and other paper products. I don’t know why. We couldn’t get baked beans, not that we eat a lot of them, but they seem to be off the menu for a while. Frozen veg, only a lonely pack of brussel sprouts, available. Frozen chips. Tinned tomatoes. Dried foods such as pasta and rice gone. Potatoes, sorry but we had to take the last two packs on display. We genuinely need them.
Large gatherings of people are of the menu too. Community groups all over the country are closing. I met a friend yesterday for lunch, there were no menus on the table. The kitchen had closed, all that was available was scones, egg rolls, salad rolls. The waitress came over to tell us they were closing in the next hour following a directive from the heid honchos. We don’t know what is going to happen in the next few weeks. We have seen nothing like it. Our government is working out strategies to minimise the spread of this virus, but they don’t know what they are dealing with either. Schools and colleges are shut. We need certain key workers to carry on in case we become ill. People need testing kits to keep the hospitals going. If the NHS collapses………. I don’t know.
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