Fig Tree Walk – 4 April 2019
Friday 3 April
Bright and sunny morning, just
what we need to cheer us up
For the past few days we have
been greeted with low cloud, grey skies and rain. So it was a real pleasure to open the
curtains and find the sun shining.
The coronavirus stats are
published each day, and once again both are rising. So it was no surprise to hear at lunchtime
that the state of emergency in Spain has been extended to 26 April, another two
weeks. I don’t have a problem with this
extension. Given the current rates of
infection and deaths I think we are all more than happy to avoid physical
contact outside the house.
What does surprise me is that
there appears to be no real discussion about not being allowed out of the house
to exercise. I say “appears” because we
do not read the Spanish press, nor watch the Spanish TV. But there is a lot of translated Spanish
news on Facebook. And to date I have
never seen anyone even suggest that it might be a good idea to be allowed a
short period of outdoor exercise each day.
Even with the generous UK
allowance of one hour a day to exercise outdoors, there is quite a lot of
discussion about whether folk should be allowed to drive to their favourite area
to walk. So I would imagine that there
would be an uproar if all outdoor exercise were banned.
We have always been cat
people, rather than dog people. But now
I do envy our dog owning friends who are allowed to take their pets out for a
short walk. It is the only reason,
apart from essential food shopping and medical visits, that we are allowed to
leave the house.
The prospect of another two
weeks, making a total of six weeks so far, confined to the house is pretty
daunting. Let’s hope that at least the
weather continues to improve, so we can at least get out on the naya or in the
garden.
Pinos Fossil Walk – 4 April 2019
Saturday 4 April
Jan should have done her
weekly shop today, but has decided to put it off until Monday, or perhaps
Tuesday. Apparently we have enough food
to last until then, and it makes sense to leave it as long as we can.
I think the longer this
lockdown goes on, the more you start to accept the restrictions, and become
really afraid of mixing with strangers.
This feeling has been made worse by the recent debate on the media about
face masks. Until this week it was
generally accepted that they were not necessary for people who were not
infected with the virus. It was said that
they were only necessary for someone who might have the virus, to stop them
passing it to others.
However all along there has
been bitter debate about whether medical staff has the correct PPE (Personal
Protection Equipment). They were
complaining that they ONLY has face masks, and in fact needed much more.
In addition it makes sense
that wearing a face mask must offer some protection against an air borne
virus. Certainly all of the Far East
have been wearing them for many years.
And now it has become policy in America that everyone should wear them.
The problem is that long
before the lockdown it was impossible for members of the general public to buy
a face mask. We asked in our Farmacia
many weeks ago and were told not only were they out of stock, but we could not
even order them.
Apparently a lot of clothing
factories throughout Spain are now making face masks instead. Obviously, and quite rightly, they will go to
“front line staff” first. But it seems
likely that they will eventually reach Farmacia, perhaps even the one in
Parcent.
Until then Jan is experimenting
with making a face mask, and something will be in place before she next drives
into Jalon for her weekly shop.
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