Corona in Amsterdam
Corona (covid-19) is in Amsterdam and I am not talking about the beer. It’s not just in Amsterdam but basically almost everywhere in the world. It’s a pandemic. This virus started months ago In China if we can believe this is true.
Supposedly the cause is a bat but let’s leave it at that. What’s more important is what’s happening on site everywhere. China supposedly is finaly recovering. And Italy is past its peak as well. The rest of Europe is just starting to get infected and so is the Netherlands.
When the first person in Amsterdam was tested positive on Corona this turned out to be person working in the hospital not even 5 minutes away from me. I got worried seriously about our own wellbeing now. I do not have a great imune system. On top of that if I get seriously sick I dont have anyone who would look after me. And if I was to be hospitalized what would with my dog?
My youngest daughter? In quarantine I wouldn’t get to see her I assume. With my diagnose of CPTSD this would be devastating for me where I be diagnosed with a serious case of corona. I bought a few essential things instinctively and simply because they where on sale. No I wasn’t panic buying crazy amounts of items and products.
Tho I made sure I have a few extra milk I can keep outside the fridge and bread I can bake off in the oven in case there are going to be a limit number of shops open and if many get sick, there may be a limit of food to be distributed. So I bought an extra bag of pasta and 2 pots of pastasauce. I have plenty of meat in the freezer so I have no worries there.
I made a vegetable soup last Friday and as usual extra for in my freezer since I was all out. I did buy a new thermometer and alcohol for sterilization. One extra box of tissues and a pack of tea. I figured tea would be one of the first things I want if I get sick. The only thing I’m running low on and don’t have us dishwashing soap as it was all sold out everywhere.
I’m worried, I can’t afford to get sick my daughter needs me. So I do my best even more then normal to eat in time and get my sleep. I have been very carefully and washed my hands and cleaned extra.
When the news came last Wednesday evening that people should be staying home as much as possible and parents where not alowed in school unless really necessarily while the libraries, museums and other public places closed down I decided that I needed to take action and make a decision for our own health. So I called my daughter in sick.
4 days later the gouvernement finally decided to close schools too. And then the panic buying started and no toilet paper to be found in the stores anymore. I had seen Italy going on lockdown and how rapid the virus was spreading now here too and was not gonna take unneeded risks. Basically I’m in self isolation now as much as possible just like most ppl in the Netherlands now. My therapist will make calls instead if my appointments.
Why this post when every news blog is already posting about it? Well this is for me actually to look back on how it went down a little bit. For now appart from a little bit sore throat I’m good.
Stay healthy all!
