Corona virus in my country. The good and the bad.
By marguicha
@marguicha (215405)
Chile
May 16, 2020 11:01am CST
We have 421 dead during the pandemic, which is not so big as compared to other countries. And we have had 41.428 infected of whom many are healthy again now.
But the hospitals are full and that means that people with other ailments cannot be taken care of.
And that also means that we have had lockdown in some parts of the country several times and now in the whole capital which means several million people not working 
There has been help from the government and from other sources. But nothing is enough.
So there´s not a "good" answer for any thing. All I can say is that I´m lucky. I don´t "need" anything. I have money to pay my bills and to buy my groceries. I spend less than half now that Leticia is not here although I miss her.
What will the new normality be? Will I be alive to see it?
There has been help from the government and from other sources. But nothing is enough.
So there´s not a "good" answer for any thing. All I can say is that I´m lucky. I don´t "need" anything. I have money to pay my bills and to buy my groceries. I spend less than half now that Leticia is not here although I miss her.
What will the new normality be? Will I be alive to see it?10 people like this
10 responses
@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
Same here. And we have joined forces with my daughters to take care of each other in the best way.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
16 May 20
@marguicha We do the same with my husband, we take care of each other. We almost never go out, only once a week to quickly buy some grocery, but always wearing a mask and gloves.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
@LadyDuck My daughters won´t let me go out. Yesterday was the first time I could buy for myself, but online. I did buy some luxuries though.
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
16 May 20
I know it's a big problem for everyone because I am also unemployed and I am facing so many difficulties in these days
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
I have been retired for some time so I know how to take care of my budget. But being locked at home is mot nice.
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
16 May 20
@marguicha right do you get any kind of pension
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
The amount of casualties have not been a big as in other countries. And all of my loved ones are safe for the moment. The rest is bad, of course.
@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
17 May 20
That is my case. And I don´t have so many needs at this time of life. Medical (some) and a holiday are my "luxuries".
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@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
16 May 20
We are lucky that we receive Social Security and our pensions. Other people are in dire straits. Yes, you will be alive to see the new normal.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
I have a retirement pension and another for my late husband. It is not that much but it helps. I have some money that my mother left me and I loaned it to my daughters. They will pay me back little by little as I need it. I do worry for other people though.
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@mynameiskate (2562)
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16 May 20
Yes so true. Regardless of what the statistics tell us if we get or don't get a disease then we are personally effected. Some people do alright while others are hurt by these things.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
16 May 20
So true. I am specially worried for my best friends as he is a doctor and working.
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@mynameiskate (2562)
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21 May 20
@marguicha It is a matter of risk. The question is how dangerous is it. If protective measures are used or not. At the beginning I was careful but then noticed I was using the same door handle as everyone else without gloves on. I had to make an adjustment so now the risk is a lot less.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 May 20
What they want to or are trying to do here is to reduce ordinary pensions by how much we do not know but we have one very unpopular Primer Minister at the moment plus the Vice President.
Gonna be a lot of protesting done here deaths are still on going and lockdown is still ongoing.
