How are you all dealing with coronavirus and the restrictions many of us have to live

Yeah, hair salons here opened on Friday.

Here, we are encouraged to wear masks in public, but the government is not enforcing it. I do it though. Fortunately I bought some dust masks for cleaning before all this started.

Honestly, my life isn't much different. I'm a gamer 🤷 I just haven't driven in a few months and I'm worried about my car. I go out and start it every so often and run the fluids through the engine, but I also miss it. Driving was a therapy for me. Now my biggest real issue is digital spending when I get bored, but that's easier to deal with than over eating out of boredom I guess.

I tend to be home a lot anyway. The only difference is that I food shop every two weeks instead of weekly. Of course the social distancing and mask are new but everything else is sorta the same.....

My vet opened up last week, so I took my cat in to get vaccines. I had to wait in the car. They came out and picked her up then returned her to me. I made the payment over the phone. It was pretty simple. No stress. Very little contact.

Like working from home, dislike not being able to go out to eat and socialize more.

Exactly this

Here coffee-shops and restaurants are being allowed to open in some areas of the country but with safety measures for example, only 50% out of its capacity.
There’s a chaos because some restaurants don’t dare to open while others the safety measures weren’t respected so they had to be closed again.
Meanwhile the number of contagions increased. So, I pretty much consider myself still in quarantine.
The health sector is calling the attention to the dangers of a fast end to the lockdown after all what they have been worked.
Even though, from what I see in my city, people is being pretty rational and helpful.

Aren’t you be able to go to the restaurants?

I met one of my neighbors on Monday. It was odd cause we clearly maintained our social distance. Such a strange way to interact. So foreign to me. It was nice to meet someone new.

We are allowed to get take away at the restaurants, but not allowed to sit down and eat, maybe in a few days or next week, not sure. Maybe some day my hair will look better when the hair salons open up again.

My hair is really starting to bother me. I'm seriously considering buzzing it. I've been watching YouTube videos. And I've read that more and more woman are opting for buzz cuts during this pandemic.

I was doing okay until the lifting of the lockdown- it has triggered massive anxiety in me. I won't write why in case I trigger someone else reading it.

I have gone back on meds for the first time in 4 years. So I am getting a few weird physical symptoms too. Feel zonked.

It shows in Iceland people are smart. Here, the process of opening the lockdown is being too fast after all what happened and I’m scared.

I’m thinking the same as you.
We already showed in my country that we can screw thing up along the pandemic so I don’t trust a lot. I will have to rely on people’s common sense.

So far I’ve carefully trimmed my bangs, and just a little since in the past over did it, and then it doesn’t look so good. Will just put my hair up and maybe wear a head band and then clip my hair up into a bun if can’t take my hair.

I can relate to feeling anxious about the lift of lockdown. I'm worried too.

I hope your meds help you. Yea, adjusting to the meds takes a little bit. Hope you feel better soon.

this week the government have started to lift some of the restrictions

from yesterday, people could start doing unlimited exercise, people could go back to work, and garden centres and parks re-opened. I am quite anxious about it, while I know the ultimate goal of the government is to lift the lockdown, having it lifted causes me a lot of anxiety

I think it's down to my life plans. people want it lifted so they can do this, that and the other, but I have no plans post lockdown

I had no plans pre lockdown so guess I feel quite screwed round about now

I've decided to definitely stay away from the news. I have all the information I need at the moment. And that is to practice social distancing and wear a mask. I have a doctor's appointment on Monday. I'm aware of their protocols and so will follow. Then I'll spend the rest of the week safer at home.

I delt just fine with the restrictions it's the slam bam reopening that I'm having trouble dealing with. The cases and deaths are still going up, reopening!? Pah the ding bats are in charge!

Yes I think many of us are struggling with this.

Good for you - I think this is very sensible to stay away from news. I am doing the same with social media.

I have not been on social media since 2005

I don't like it

Hi Azuloscuro,

Sorry for the late response. Yes, you answered my question. I'm sorry this happened to your partner with work and the safety measures.

It seems many areas shut down late for the pandemic. I feel we really need to listen to the Scientific experts and doctors at this time. We have to trust the doctors, but at the same time I'm afraid to take the vaccine because it is being produced rapidly. Generally, it takes at least 3 to 4 years to test the vaccine thoroughly. If they do not complete all the tests how will they know the complete side effects. When the vaccine is being created, are they skipping some of the steps to rapidly produce the vaccine...I hope not.

What are you hearing in Spain regarding the vaccine? Any news on production.

Be safe and take care of yourself.

Maggie

Cases here have spiraled out of control. It was clear what was going to happen, there are a lot of people here that live in such close quarters, 8-10 people in a 400 square foot house or apartment. Many live day to day, doing informal work like selling stuff at markets or working as nannies. They don't have the luxury of staying home, and living in cramped situations means that the virus spreads quickly. Some such areas were already under quarantine for up to 4 weeks, such as where my husband works. Last Friday they quarantined all 32 municipalities of greater Santiago. They also added 6 other areas that are in the Metropolitan Region, including where I live, although our cases aren't so bad here. It's more rural/suburban and spread out.

As it was, we weren't going out much, but we could at least go for a drive or walk around our neighborhood. Now you need a permit to do anything. Half an hour to walk your dog, 3 hours to buy basic supplies, etc. The military is on the street enforcing things. It's no joke. It stresses me out just thinking about it.

So, we are back to protests, despite the quarantine, in some areas due to lack of basic food and supplies. It's exhausting. The 18th marked 7 months since the metro stations were burned and the protests started, now we have the virus. Our president is a billionaire. I guess he and his cabinet didn't even understand that if you quarantine people that are barely getting by they will need assistance. Finally, they are organizing to send some sort of boxes of basic foods and other supplies to families in need. The secretary from my husband's office lives in a hard hit area close to where he works. She's a community organizer so we are going to see if we can coordinate something with her to send assistance to her neighbors in need. I feel like we should do something.


Keeping my mental health in check is tough some days.

Unluckily this is what always happens in these occasions. In a crisis period, the ones who always pay the higher price are the less lucky.

Thank you for what you are doing for others in this difficult times. Actions like that, make this life might worth.