At the end of February I would not have guessed that we would be in such a state worldwide with COVID-19. It was creeping around and I was getting nervous but the size of the spread is beyond my imagination. I just thought people would be more careful; the memory of the Spanish Flu though has probably disappeared from the historical memories of people except perhaps in my age bracket. We didn't experience it but we heard about it. It still brought tears to the eyes of older relatives recalling the deaths of so many just 30 years earlier.
Worldwide there are 17,039,160 confirmed cases (an increase of 291,892 over yesterday and it is taking just three days to pass another million), 667,084 deaths (increase of 6,491 over yesterday) and 9,964,678 recovered (increase of 204,663 over yesterday). In Canada we have an increase of 1,478 over yesterday to 116,470 confirmed cases; 8.917 deaths (increase of 5 over yesterday) and 100,465 recovered (increase of 331 over yesterday). There is an uptick here in Canada. When we were in the Mall walking yesterday people were lifting their masks to talk on their telephone as they walked along. They should huddle in a less used spot with their face to the wall. It is a sign of disrespect to not wear a mask in public and it is illegal in indoor spaces. We can not relax at this moment in time. The nice summer weather will be replaced by cold winter and more people inside. We must do the best that we can do to keep the numbers down. Now is the time for vigilance when COVID-19 numbers are down; reduce them as far as possible.
No comments:
Post a Comment