Monday, March 30, 2020, 8:00am
So, President Trump has extended the “stay at home” order another 30 days--until April. The US is preparing for a surge in cases, deaths and hospital usage and is generally hunkering down, ready for a fight. We are a resilient people and I know we’ll get through this. It is terrifying, however, to watch the news and see the number of cases rising, the number of dead rising. It feels very much like being in a movie I didn’t get invited to. As of today, there are 737.929 cases confirmed, worldwide and 143,055 cases in the US alone. (Center for Systems Science and Engineering 2020). We now have the most cases of any nation. Yikes. I tried to find a place on the Johns Hopkins map that does not have any cases--it’s literally everywhere, even Greenland.
On a more positive note, I’ve been out walking the dog and walking/jogging myself and I’ve been noticing the flowers popping up. Lots of daffodils, hyacinths and such. Tulips are just starting to come out, no buds yet. My dog and the new cat in our house are really enjoying having all of us home. Here’s a picture of my dog, Kyla. Is she spoiled? Yes, and she likes it that way. She’s about 10 years old and her hips are starting to really bother her, but she’s ALWAYS excited for a walk. I’ll take some pics of the spring flowers next time we’re out so I can include them here. I guess what I’m trying to say is that life, and the world, goes on no matter what crazy stuff we humans get up to.
Today we’re having online/virtual class for the first time. I’ve had a couple of these virtual meetings so far, and I can’t say they are my favorite format, but they really aren’t that much different than regular meetings, we’re just not all in the same room. I am a little nervous about leading the meeting myself. I haven’t had a chance to practice that, so we’ll see how it goes when we get there. I am really excited to see my student’s faces! I haven’t seen anyone since before Spring Break and that seems like it’s been a long time.
Just for reference about how fast this Corona Virus (also known as COVID-19, Novel Corona Virus or 2019-nCoV) is moving, the numbers I posted above have already changed (as of 2:12pm) the total cases now stands at 766,336 and the US cases at 153,246. So, yeah, scary! (same source)
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