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CV 19 The daily record Tuesday 28^th April 2020.

It is an indoors day as it is raining; cold grey and miserable. However I have a list of things to get on with.

After writing up my diary I try to do an online morning stretch class but can’t get onto the link grrr. After breakfast and a shower Ian has volunteered to wash the kitchen floor so I take to the study to surf the net. My friend emails me the stretch class so I do that, which is a good wake up class in the morning, nice and easy. The instructor also runs an online class on corrective walking techniques so I am doing this as well. It’s not easy and the concentration level is high. I nip outdoors to practice up and down the street, get collared by an elderly neighbour. She should not be out; she is on the vulnerable list. I offer to shop for her but she is adamant that she needs milk and exercise and will insist she is ok. Off she goes down the hill with her walker on wheels. One day this is not going to end well. I think the need for cigarettes is the driving force here not milk. Anyway I can’t help and others have offered too. Back to my walk, well up and down the road a bit. Its freezing cold, a steady rain is falling making it really unpleasant to be out. I give up,

I sort out my wardrobe and put my heavy winter jumpers away and sort out some summer clothes. Ian is rootling around in the loft and finds some Enid Blyton books, which he decides he is going to read. I dig out an old colouring book that I had when I broke my leg, turn on YouTube and listen to Powered up Pop Hot list, it’s quite a good choice. It is very relaxing doing a bit of colouring and listening to music, however I am soon rescued from this by a face time call. Phew.

As I am talking I can see the plant man drive past, well I have had no communication to say that my plants are on their way, anyway he has gone now. Earlier on we went to collect some compost from the local garden centre. You email what you want, they ring you up take the money and within ½ hour you go down and drive into a space. A man mouths at you through the glass what is your name, points to the goods that are under a shelter, you load them into your car and are away. I really like this kind of shopping, no contact, no queues in fact no other people, no impulse shopping and no time wasting. It’s safer than going to the supermarket that’s for sure.

Just as we are sitting down for dinner the doorbell goes. Willow goes mad oh no oh no it’s the doorbell. Quick hide, hide, run, run everybody. He goes upstairs like a streak of lightening and I go outside to find my plants have been delivered. Good they can sit outside in the rain for the next 2 days and decontaminate ready for planting at the weekend or even sooner if the weather gets better.

Mrs BT has been sitting firmly on her nest all day. I just hope her husband is up to the task of feeding her and more importantly finding the right food in this weather.

Ian cooked dinner, roast chicken, courgettes, carrots potatoes and gravy.  A nice hot dinner on a cold day.

As I write this 2 men in full protective gear on quad bikes have just gone along our street on the pavement with sprayers. Not sure what they are spraying it might be the bins as it is bin day. Something to investigate.

Other News.

The 5 points that need to met to ease lockdown are

·        Making sure the NHS can cope

·       Evidence showing a sustained and consistent fall in daily death rates

·       Reliable data showing the rate of infection is decreasing to manageable levels

·       Being confident in the range of operational challenges, like ensuring testing and the right amount of PPE, are in hand

·       Being confident any adjustments will not risk a second peak

UK deaths yesterday were 586.

BA are making 12.5k staff redundant.

There was a minute’s silence at 11am for key workers whom have lost their lives to Coronavirus.

Virus testing opens up for millions more in UK. Over 65 included if having symptoms.

Kin Jong Un is reportedly dead, ill, missing or something else depending which paper you read.

Deaths in care homes are rising.

There is an inflammatory disease-affecting children being linked to CV19.

The Scottish citizens are told to wear DIY protective equipment when going out.

RSPCA is dealing with an increase in cases of abandoned animals due to the pandemic.