gbruin wrote:And of course the whole thing is getting politicized in a big way (because our federal government did what it does, which is to underestimate and then mismanage an emergency) which detracts from the more important issue of ensuring an appropriate medical response.
It is soooo political here as well... I'm not a particular fan of the ruling party (which also has their president) - or maybe I'd rather say they've been able to demolish everything that was good in this country. And they are forcing presidential election on May, 10 - in person or in correspondence voting which has never been tested here before. They are violating the Constitution, refuse to announce a state of emergency, instead, our freedoms are limited right now due to the virus based on some orders of ministers. But contrary to Americans, we have a long history of getting by the short and curlies so we generally obey. As a matter of fact, if there is a ban on public gatherings, what else can we do? And I don't really believe in facebook demonstrations...
gbruin wrote:I'm glad to hear things are under control there. Maybe I should start studying Polish. Be well and be safe!
Thanks, we are all trying to stay safe. We keep isolated. We usually have quite intense family lives (family = extended family with grandpas, aunts, uncles, cousins) and now it is all banned so we miss each other much. Kids are getting nuts at home and I'm getting crazy trying to somehow organize their home schooling.
Is everything under control? I have no idea. The PM and the Minister of Health say so.
Total numbers right now are 8214 infected, out of which 318 died so relatively small in comparison to anywhere else.
But there is a joke in Poland: a reporter interviews the main epidemiologist:
- how many people will get infected with coronavirus in Poland?
- Ten thousand.
- Ten thousand exactly? - asks surprised reporter.
- Yes, exactly.
- How come?
- Because this is the number of tests we have.
:-)
Anyway. I hate it and I hate that there is nothing I can do about it. I can just come here and complain to you