Matehuala, San Luis Potosรญ, Mรฉxico: Regarding the situation we are experiencing, which is the COVID-19 pandemic, for the moment I consider that the most difficult thing I am going through could be the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen in the future, not knowing how we will support ourselves economically if they close myContinue reading “๐ฒ๐ฝ Uncertainty in Mexico”
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๐ฎ๐น Coronavirus in Milan
Milan, Italy: Saturday, February 22nd was my last day at school. I knew that the number of infections in my region was increasing, but I had no idea it was so bad that schools would have been closed starting the following Monday. The first week was not very different from a normal break, except forContinue reading “๐ฎ๐น Coronavirus in Milan”
๐บ๐ธ Cracking Down in California
Since the beginning of the sheltering in place, I’ve been going out every day (being careful to stay far away from others). At the beginning, I took walks or went on runs, but lately I’ve been playing basketball with my sister. But Stanford has also been cracking down; they actually closed the popular walking pathContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Cracking Down in California”
๐ฐ๐ช Curfew in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya: I reside in Kenya which was one of the first countries in Africa to be affected by COVID-19. I had read about it in December of 2019 but had no idea that it would have a significant impact locally let alone globally. Daily life as we know it has completely changed with aContinue reading “๐ฐ๐ช Curfew in Kenya”
๐ฐ๐ท The View from Seoul
Seoul, South Korea: Korea is one of many countries with a significant number of COVID-19 infected patients. COVID-19 started with people who have been infected from outside the country. Early on, people who have been infected did not realize that they had dangerous virus, and spread them around while traveling around Korea. By late January,Continue reading “๐ฐ๐ท The View from Seoul”
๐ง๐ท Fique em Casa in Brazil
Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil: The first case of COVID-19 in Brazilย was confirmed on February 26th and, twenty days later, there already were 234 people infected with the virus, most of them in Sรฃo Paulo, where I live. As the number of infections grew faster and faster, my school decided to adopt online classes on theContinue reading “๐ง๐ท Fique em Casa in Brazil”
๐ฌ๐ง Quaran-teen in London
London, England: My school rarely closes and in the times it does, itโs great! The last time it closed, that I can recall – before the pandemic – was a snow day at the end of 2018. So, I was doubtful that my high school would be closing anytime soon. So, when it was announced that all schools were mandatorily closing, IContinue reading “๐ฌ๐ง Quaran-teen in London”
๐ฌ๐ง Photos from London
5PM in the heart of the City of London. Johnny H. 3 April 2020
๐ฆ๐บ The View from Australia
Melbourne, Australia: In Melbourne it was still before the Easter holidays when schools started shutting down. When schools around Australia did begin shutting down (and mine hadn’t yet), my parents took me out of school anyways. Eventually my school did close and because there were only 5 or so days left until the end ofContinue reading “๐ฆ๐บ The View from Australia”
๐ฎ๐ฑ ืืืืื in Israel
Today I had the chance to talk with a student from Israel. I’ve formatted and edited our conversation below. What’s the official term for your quarantine? In Hebrew it’s called ืืืืื. When did your quarantine start, and what does it mean for you? It started about 10 days ago. You’re only allowed to walk yourContinue reading “๐ฎ๐ฑ ืืืืื in Israel”