Beijing, China: The COVID-19 situation in China is being controlled efficiently so far, and there has not been any leap in numbers of the infected. The lockdown in Wuhan has finally been lifted, and things will probably keep returning to normal. Of course, we have to wear a mask when going outside, and we alsoContinue reading “🇨🇳 Lifting the Lockdown in China”
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🇪🇸 Abnormal Normality in Madrid
Madrid, Spain: At the moment of writing this text (April the 14th), it’s already been 35 days since the last day of school in Madrid, 31st since the government declared the state of alert. For me, it has certainly felt like a longer period of time. Classes have still been going on via Google Meet,Continue reading “🇪🇸 Abnormal Normality in Madrid”
🇳🇿 Community in New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand: When we first went into lockdown I didn’t fully comprehend how much my day to day life was going to change. I was currently studying at Otago University until the government announced we had 60 hours until we went into Level 4 lockdown. This had students scrambling to get home and aContinue reading “🇳🇿 Community in New Zealand”
🇺🇸 Life in the Epicenter
New York City, New York, USA: I live in New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. From one day to the next, everything changed. In a city where streets are lively during a blizzard, stores closed, schools shut down, buses and trains now run intermittently, and the streets became barren. The city thatContinue reading “🇺🇸 Life in the Epicenter”
🇷🇺 The View From Russia
Stavropol, Russia: What has been the hardest part about the situation for you? There were no particular difficulties, but my institute, like many others, was not ready for distance learning, and some difficulties arose: for example, problems with the Internet, a poor-quality platform for conducting seminars and lectures. The hardest thing in my situation isContinue reading “🇷🇺 The View From Russia”
🇰🇪 Out of Africa
Nairobi, Kenya: Schools are closed and exams are cancelled Curfew in Kenya from 7pm to 5am The Government can’t have a full out lockdown as they cannot close work; majority of the population earns their income daily so cannot afford to not work The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise every day… as ofContinue reading “🇰🇪 Out of Africa”
🇨🇭Waiting it Out in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland: March, ironically Friday the 13th, the entire school was sent to the assembly hall where we watched the Swiss news, waiting to find out whether the government has decided to close all schools. After watching the government talk about the current situation for ages, we were informed that the government has decided toContinue reading “🇨🇭Waiting it Out in Switzerland”
🇲🇽 Taking Precautions
Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, México: Today we are experiencing a crisis, which affects all human being. Of course in some places it has not yet arrived, but it is only a matter of time before it does. In my municipality Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, no cases have been reported, but measures have been implementedContinue reading “🇲🇽 Taking Precautions”
🇰🇷 Counting the Days in Korea
Seoul, South Korea: As everyone knows, the whole world is going through a crisis with coronavirus these days. I am a resident living in South Korea. The first person who got infected in our country was on 20 January 2020. We also learned that many people died and got infected from China by watching theContinue reading “🇰🇷 Counting the Days in Korea”
🇹🇼 14 Days in Taiwan
Hsinchu, Taiwan: Generally, my experience of a 14-day quarantine was pretty good. Minecraft and puzzles did help a lot. We, people who traveled back to Taiwan (I was coming back from the U.S.), have been ordered by our government to stay at home or at a hotel for 14 days. During these 14 days, ourContinue reading “🇹🇼 14 Days in Taiwan”