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News Worldwide impact of the novel coronavirus (covid-19)

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I'm really struggling today. They extended our curfew(no one out between 5pm and 5am) which in practice I am all for, because many people still haven't gotten the situation we're in and not following the rules. So if this is the way to get people to comply, I am for it.

I am just struggling today on personal level- grocery stores now have lines in front of them going only certain amount of people in the store, single line with 1m between people. No more buses, malls and cafes are closing down. I usually work from home, I usually struggle keeping the connections in my life. Many days last week my only in-person contact with people was with my roommate and then going to the store once a day or once every couple of days. So I used that time to also get some boxes and start reorganizing some things at home. Even if I didn't buy anything, just seeing some new things, other than food was a bit of a reprieve. Organising my home has been some sort of on the side thing I've been doing to feel ...to do something I actually have control over.

Now malls are closed and I'm going a bit stir-crazy with the isolation part. We have mental health lines but I am not sure I feel comfortable having therapy on phone. But I might try it.

I know this is all a bit first-world-problem thing. I am grateful for a lot in this chaos- me and family and friends staying healthy, me still having work, for as long as that continues, for having safe nice place I live, roof over my head. That I have plenty of food and so far enough meds. A lot of the time I am fine, and even productive, ticking off home and computer organisation tasks I was putting off for months. Maybe I'll apply the same productivity to my work and business next week, I hope.
But I just have these waves of depression and anxiety from all the restrictions and unknowns of this situation. As I said, it's a moment, I am sure it will pass. And then I'll adapt. Because we're all in this, going through this. So adaptation just has to happen. It still feels surreal in some moments. Still, fairly okay in my end of the world, I suppose. It's hard, but, I'm healthy. And that's something, that's a lot right now.
 
people find out you are a presumed or confirmed positive
Just read back through the pages and saw this. So sorry you're going through it! I hope you don't have it, or if you do that it is one of the lighter cases! Thinking of you!
And I'm sure it's really hard when you already have to worry about your health, and now you have all these people you have to explain yourself to.

Agreed about the 'stages of pandemic'... I think it's like stages of grief, of trauma, of anything we find hard to cope with. We just finished week 1 of our state of emergency. The week before that I was laughing that people are preparing like zombie apocalypse is coming and I (carefully and washing often) went to my desinfected ballet studio. That was Thursday and Sunday. That same Sunday evening state of emergency began and we went with just schools closing, etc, etc. into full blown curfew by Wednesday and extended curfew from today- headed for even more extended one probably. And the whole week things have been feeling very surreal at times. So I guess that was my denial stage. We'll see what's next.
 
So, I have been dizzy most of the day and couldnt see or think straight. I thought it was because I haven't been sleeping well and have been having to take extra meds to help me get to sleep. And I do have dizzy spells anyway. Way before Covid-19. No one can figure out why. My thyroid is leveled so i dunno. That cleared up about 3pm.

Anyway, in addition to that, my throat started to get scratchy and I had to clear my throat often about lunch time. And a few hours before it was time for me to go home (around 3pm as well) I got now a sore throat. Normally it would be whatever but right now Im freaking the f*ck out. Normally i could come in and talk to my sup or HR but if I actually get sick right now, there is no way I could do that. There is something called the BAT phone. Where you can talk to workforce management (a human). Cause when you call into work, its an automated system and you never talk to a human. They are offering flex time for those that need to call out due to Covid-19 but that email just came out and we are and have been slammed with calls with an over 45 min hold time. I didnt have a chance to read it and see how to let someone know it's due to Covid-19. I should of asked my sup what the process is for calling in for this. f*ck! You can only call in 2 days before its considered short term disability, or FMLA which you dont get paid for. I do have all of my accured sick time, most of my accured personal time and all of my vacation (which gets front loaded. 80 hrs. And I think its 32 hrs of sick and around 25 for personal). They pay out sick, personal, and vacation in that order before its unpaid so I should be covered if I have to call out 2 weeks but f*ck!

The coughing guy that sits next to me, I think, has asthma. I saw him using an inhaler yesterday. But, still, coughing right next to me is BAD! I don't want to move. It takes so much time and work setting up a new desk. He comes in after me and they said sit every other desk. Not sure why he keeps sitting right next to me! Its frustrating. I keep saying in our team chat "remember to sit every other desk guys" but yet he comes in everyday at 10am, over an hour after I get there, and sits right next to me! Ugh! I'm gonna have to go in early (earlier then usual) and find another desk that has a Veridesk (rising desk) that I can sit at. This isn't good.

Is everyone sure dogs can't get Covid-19? Chopper (my service dog for those that don't know) threw up his entire meal from last night after he went poop today after work and that is the 3rd time in a week he has gotten sick. Im worried. But dont want to rush out to a vet into a crowd of people. Especially if I am getting sick! He does have a sensitive stomache and its not abnormal for him to have say the runs but it's not normal for him to get sick this often.

I'm so panicked and freaked right now!

My job also sent out an email about the curfew and said that the authorities said we were excempt from that due to deliverying utility needs and that we are expected to come to work even with the curfew. That if we get stopped that we are to show our badge and they gave those that work later shifts a print out. It doesnt effect me as I work 8:45am to 5:15pm but in the email it said that if we had trouble coming to work then we were to call our sup and the sup would be calling their attorneys right away. Pretty serious stuff it sounds like.

ETA: Chopper is acting normal short of throwing up and the first time it happened, about a week or so ago, he had bad runs.

ETA2: I'm wheezing a bit but my blood oxygen is 96% and its not that abnormal to have a little whizzing happen here and there but noticed that too.
 
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Is everyone sure dogs can't get Covid-19? Chopper
Absolutely sure.

still, coughing right next to me is BAD! I don't want to move.
Speak to your supervisor.

You really need the people at your office to take the distancing seriously. It's a pain to move your desk. But the virus could be fatal. No brainer, yeah?

Be the person that says to your supervisor: we need to be taking the spacing thing seriously. Someone needs to step up and say "This isn't a game any more". You can do that. It's really important.
 
Is everyone sure dogs can't get Covid-19?

yes. Every day I check my work email and the news is still the same. Dogs can not get it. 1 dog tested slightly positive. Over 50 % of the world owns pets and 1 has tested slightly positve and that was established to be incidental contact not that he had covid.

Also, most vets are being extremely cautious about protecting humans. In my area, we and the other vets have people call from the car. We are only letting 1 person in the lobby at a time. Other people wait outside.

I get how stressful this. Vomiting can be a lot of things. It tends to be something they ate.
 
@lostforgottensoul - Slow wayyyy down. All regular colds and issues that could lead to a sore throat still exist. A sore throat is not a hallmark sign of covid 19. It would be *very* unusual for it to start this way.

Did you mention something about them offering the chance to work from home? Maybe time to take them up on that offer and go pick up the equipment from them to do that? Then you could hang with Chopper at home and stay far from the guy coughing and anyone else sick and still work if you get mildly sick.
 
Speak to your supervisor.

You really need the people at your office to take the distancing seriously. It's a pain to move your desk. But the virus could be fatal. No brainer, yeah?

Be the person that says to your supervisor: we need to be taking the spacing thing seriously. Someone needs to step up and say "This isn't a game any more". You can do that. It's really important.

Ugh! I just feel like the squeeky wheel. I have spoken up about so many things. I just feel like I am gonna be viewed as a constant complainer. I can move. But no one is sitting every other desk and we need to.

My sup comes in after me at 10am as well. But I can talk to her. Moving mid shift is not good and is very hard. We use like 10 programs and it takes at least 30 mins as our PCs take a while to load too after a recent update. Plus the need to disinfect the new desk. Either I need to move when I first come in or I need to allow him to sit next to me and wait until she comes in and talk to her about it.

If I wake up sick tomorrow, I aint going to work anyway.

1 dog tested slightly positive. Over 50 % of the world owns pets and 1 has tested slightly positve and that was established to be incidental contact not that he had covid

What does this mean? I'm dense right now.

ETA: The incidental contact I mean

Did you mention something about them offering the chance to work from home? Maybe time to take them up on that offer and go pick up the equipment from them to do that? Then you could hang with Chopper at home and stay far from the guy coughing and anyone else sick and still work if you get mildly sick.

They did but they are not offering PCs. You have to have the set up and I don't have a PC so I can't apply for that. The only way they'd give or loan PCs is if it's manditory.

ETA: Meaning you have to have a PC and it's only being offered to those with health reasons and those that have been there the longest and have good stats. No way I'd be approved for that.

^^ No way anyway as I dont own a PC and can't buy one right now.
 
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