CV19 The daily record Wednesday 20th May 2020.
The hottest day of the year in Marlow we were just shy of 30 degrees.
Things continue to progress some in a good way some not so. I was shocked at the pictures of the crowds of people in WSM yesterday. The roads in Devon & Cornwall were reported to be gridlocked. People were sitting in the street in Marlow, drinking beer and eating takeaway food. It is unknown where the beer came from, as the venue reported does not sell alcohol. You probably wont remember the guy from the ship in Marlow who was one of the very first to contract the disease and end up in ICU. Well he was the one that walked down the high street and reported the goings on. You can imagine his distress at the sight of it.
OK so I maybe going overboard on this one but, hey, we have no vaccine. We do not yet have a track & trace system set up. From the get go of this they warned the second spike if it came would be worse than the first. Please folks just be patient and lets get things in place before you get out there and go wild.
I am very pleased that the green bin is now emptied, in a very short space of time it will be full again. It's too hot to garden at the moment, but we are making good use of our new sunbeds and the lockdown tan is coming on a treat.
The BBT’s are still in the nest as I write this on Thursday morning. All three of them that is. They do play a good game of hide & seek with us, in that very confined space it keeps us on our toes.
Whilst enjoying the sun I saw both Swallows and Swifts fly overhead.
I have a deep yearning to visit the coast and see the sea, it will be a while until that happens and even if we are allowed to I think I will need to be sure of being and feeling safe first. I have to make do with lovely pictures from Jeremy & Nic in Cornwall, sometimes they help sometimes they make me want to just jump in my car and drive for a long time.
Dinner last night was Piri Piri Chicken and salad. It was a whole roast in the bag chicken and was very delicious and even better as eaten outside in the warm evening air.
Other points.
Boris is talking about easing lockdown in 10 days.
Track and trace needs to be in place before this happens. However if the warm weather encourages people to go out and mingle we may have another spike. The question is. Where is the virus now, is it still out there, quietly waiting to catch us out, or has it gone away?
Easyjet are resuming flights from June 15th. (Flaming Nora) Are the hotels and restaurants open in Portugal? Where can I buy a hazmat suit from?
Rolls Royce has cut 9000 jobs.
The Malaria pill being taken by Trump is being trialled for effectiveness in Oxford and Brighton.
The WHO yesterday reported the highest rise in cases world wide 106,000 in the last 24 hrs.
The message at present still is stay home as much as possible.
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Barnecutts is open now. All of the gals working there are in PPE and only allowing 2 in the shop at a time. They look more like they are equipped to tackle a fire than serve fabulous pasties.
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