Flattening the Curve
Malaysia has recently announced an extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO). The initial MCO was for a fortnight (18-31 March 2020) and has recently been extended to 14 April.
This headline screamed at me: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615370/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/ >> "We are not going back to normal"
Excerpt: As long as someone in the world has the virus, breakouts can and will keep recurring without stringent controls to contain them. In a report yesterday (pdf), researchers at Imperial College London proposed a way of doing this: impose more extreme social distancing measures every time admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) start to spike, and relax them each time admissions fall.
Sounds like a plan. where we respond as a nation based on real-time health data.
As an introvert, being able to stay at home for extended periods is actually quite nice. There is a lot for me to catch up on, and I have not even scratched the surface yet. I still am unable to clear my personal paperwork & currently am just managing household (and office- online teaching) matters on a day to day basis.
I do agree that life after this will not be 'normal' anymore. We are now more reliant on the Internet to get connected. There will be a lot more online classes & digital sharing. What will Hari Raya be like? Fasting month in isolation would be interesting, as we will all be staying with family. No Ramadan bazaars & hopefully we will all cook and prepare our meals at home, without blatant spending & wastage like the years before. Back to basics & the actual meaning of Ramadan. How nice!
Another plus effect of this covid19 pandemic is that the world is healing! The ozone layer is recovering and there is less pollution in major cities (especially Kuala Lumpur). With the reduced number of tourists, the seas hopefully will return to a reasonable state. My wish list is for the recovery of the corals & less plastic pollution overall.
We have seen how animals have become dependant on tourists when they should have been allowed to roam free & learn to look for their own food. Cases in point: the deers of Japan & closer to home, the monkeys of Tanjung Bungah.
There are also marginalised communities that need our attention. Those who are on day salary, especially. Self-isolation/ self-quarantine = no job = no salary = no food. Let's help them. As well as the health workers on the front line. Doing their best. Leaving their families to work for the nation, caring for patients in need. There is no end of my personal thanks to them.
Let us do our best in embracing this new normal. In bringing out the best in humanity. We cannot afford to slack this time. Not anymore.
This headline screamed at me: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615370/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/ >> "We are not going back to normal"
Excerpt: As long as someone in the world has the virus, breakouts can and will keep recurring without stringent controls to contain them. In a report yesterday (pdf), researchers at Imperial College London proposed a way of doing this: impose more extreme social distancing measures every time admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) start to spike, and relax them each time admissions fall.
Sounds like a plan. where we respond as a nation based on real-time health data.
As an introvert, being able to stay at home for extended periods is actually quite nice. There is a lot for me to catch up on, and I have not even scratched the surface yet. I still am unable to clear my personal paperwork & currently am just managing household (and office- online teaching) matters on a day to day basis.
I do agree that life after this will not be 'normal' anymore. We are now more reliant on the Internet to get connected. There will be a lot more online classes & digital sharing. What will Hari Raya be like? Fasting month in isolation would be interesting, as we will all be staying with family. No Ramadan bazaars & hopefully we will all cook and prepare our meals at home, without blatant spending & wastage like the years before. Back to basics & the actual meaning of Ramadan. How nice!
Another plus effect of this covid19 pandemic is that the world is healing! The ozone layer is recovering and there is less pollution in major cities (especially Kuala Lumpur). With the reduced number of tourists, the seas hopefully will return to a reasonable state. My wish list is for the recovery of the corals & less plastic pollution overall.
We have seen how animals have become dependant on tourists when they should have been allowed to roam free & learn to look for their own food. Cases in point: the deers of Japan & closer to home, the monkeys of Tanjung Bungah.
There are also marginalised communities that need our attention. Those who are on day salary, especially. Self-isolation/ self-quarantine = no job = no salary = no food. Let's help them. As well as the health workers on the front line. Doing their best. Leaving their families to work for the nation, caring for patients in need. There is no end of my personal thanks to them.
Let us do our best in embracing this new normal. In bringing out the best in humanity. We cannot afford to slack this time. Not anymore.
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