How are you all dealing with coronavirus and the restrictions... #2

Lately I've been thinking about this surgery that was recommended to me a while back - like a few months before the mess started. I want to get a second opinion and if they say the same, I'd like to get it done.
But because it's not an emergency, I don't want to go see a doctor during a pandemic to talk about it :/ I hate feeling like my life is on hold.

That's how I feel too, BreakForTheLight, like my life is on hold.

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Well, what I feared seems to be happening. There was a small remote town down south (Laguna Blanca) that was fully vaccinated in February. I guess with the logistics and schedule for vaccinating such a small town it made sense just to vaccinate them as quickly as possible. Anyways, they recently had an outbreak that got up seven new cases in one day, which is a lot for a population of 264 people. They got kicked back to the more restrictive phase 3 from phase 4. The government is blaming interaction with Punta Arenas, a city that has a high rate of infections for the cases. Now, everything we know about Sinovac indicates that it supposedly helps to keep you out of the hospital although it doesn't do much to reduce transmission, so it's not surprising that people got infected. In this case, no one had to be hospitalized so far.


When will the health dictatorship and its restrictions end in this country? The the virus will still be circulating (due to the vaccine being used) and it seems like the government will continue using numbers of active cases as one of the main indicators for implementing or reducing restrictions. In theory, the lockdowns are to reduce stress on the hospitals. In this case no one is hospitalized, but they are still ramping up the restrictions on the town. When does it end? If more people only have asymptomatic or mild infections akin to a cold or flu, are they still going lock us down? It's absurd.

Somehow I can down with a mild flu even with masks - I don't think they work anyway - and social distancing. At least I think it's flu. I didn't get a covid test. I had both doses of the vax.

Things are definitely better in the UK, but there's been a note of caution with the Indian variant which has been found in a case local to me. They aren't sure how effective the vaccine is against it.

I'm hoping the fears will be unfounded as we are opening up even further on Monday, indoor restaurants/bars and hugs/indoor visits no longer against guidance. It feels a bit strange though to have these things happening again. We are all advised to take lateral flow tests though so hopefully that will help stop things spiralling out of control again.

My jungle is coming along nicely Most of the plants I've gotten recently are still small but all of them together add a decent bit of green to the flat. And my peace lily is quite big. Already thinking about what I'm gonna get next (If anyone with green thumbs has suggestion, I'd love to hear!)

Yes, we had one adopt us fourteen years ago, and she is still with us. Just showed up on our porch and never left!

I know it. You, guys, seem to be doing things pretty well over there. At last, you are all gonna be able to breath a little.

I also knew the UK didn’t include Spain as a safe territory to travel to now. And I’m not shocked. I would have done the same. Even though there are Communities here that represent a pretty low risk but as we can move now from ones Communities to others, it’s only a matter of time that movements from risky areas effect the others. Hope I get wrong.

My jungle is coming along nicely Most of the plants I've gotten recently are still small but all of them together add a decent bit of green to the flat. And my peace lily is quite big. Already thinking about what I'm gonna get next (If anyone with green thumbs has suggestion, I'd love to hear!)

I love peace lillies, I have one my mum got me many years ago.

I don't have green thumbs as such but this year I bought a small window sill propagator and I am starting a herb garden off. I bought some cheap seeds, parsley, thyme, rosemary, coriander, dill and basil and already (2 weeks on) have some tiny seedlings. Today I thinned them out and in a few weeks I'll put them in bigger plants. When they're big enough I'll grow them on outdoors but they can also be grown indoors on a window sill.

My sister successfully grew a chilli plant on her windowsill years ago, she got lots of chillies!

I don't know if you fancy trying growing some edible indoor plants yourself? Do you enjoy cooking? It's great to have fresh ingredients for that.

Green thumbs? What do you mean with it?
Your English is so f@king good that you beat me by far.
Adopting a kitty but you already stated that you don’t like cats. Break, you can’t figure how adorable they are. You put one adopted cat in your life and as soon as you see him/her, you are gonna fall in love.

Yes! I have actually been thinking about getting some herbs in my kitchen. Unfortunately the window sill is off as I have a window that swings inward to open, but I was thinking of maybe putting some sort of rod up and hanging a few herb pots from that I had a basil a few years back that survived quite long. Sadly any veggies I've tried to grow before haven't made it

(If anyone with green thumbs has suggestion, I'd love to hear!)

That sounds great @BreakForTheLight. My bulbs arrived today so I will plant them over the weekend, except for the lilies, which need to be planted in spring. Those will have to go in front of the house since I read they can be toxic to dogs.

I am feeling pretty crappy today - lethargic and with some joint pain. I guess that's a sign that the vaccine is doing its work.

@AzulOscuro. Now there's an empty syringe scandal in Peru: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna908