I have a brother-in-law who is not so very different from Andy Capp. The biggest difference is that he is real. Unfortunately he has been infected with the coronavirus and is now in serious condition in hospital. His wife, my wife’s sister, is also infected and is showing many symptoms. We fear she may end up in hospital, too. Their eldest son is also infected. He has a very pregnant wife and we are all hoping that she is not infected.
The point of my comment? The virus is very real and very dangerous. My sister already lost a close friend in NYC back in the spring. We are in Germany where the response to the virus has been much better. But even here, the virus is spreading due to complacency and many people not knowing how to protect themselves and others properly. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law became infected and then spread the virus because they did not take it seriously enough and then did not understand how spreads and that they have responsibility to protect others.
Their complacency and ignorance has caused dozens of people to need to test for the virus, several already confirmed, and als several teachers to have to quarantine and classes for probably over 100 children to be cancelled. There are also several people in their 80’s and 90’s who may have been infected as well. They are at greatest risk if they get the virus.
We still love them and are praying for their recovery. This made clear how dangerous the virus is, how quickly it spreads and that complacency and ignorance are the main reasons it spreads.
My family is are safe. We have been much more vigorous in taking precautions. My sister-in-law knew that and did not come visit us on my birthday last week. Instead she left a card and delivered it wearing a mask. She did not wear a mask to visit the 3rd sister, who also has been complacent. This has been a huge wake up call to everyone.
A moment of seriousness:
I have a brother-in-law who is not so very different from Andy Capp. The biggest difference is that he is real. Unfortunately he has been infected with the coronavirus and is now in serious condition in hospital. His wife, my wife’s sister, is also infected and is showing many symptoms. We fear she may end up in hospital, too. Their eldest son is also infected. He has a very pregnant wife and we are all hoping that she is not infected.
The point of my comment? The virus is very real and very dangerous. My sister already lost a close friend in NYC back in the spring. We are in Germany where the response to the virus has been much better. But even here, the virus is spreading due to complacency and many people not knowing how to protect themselves and others properly. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law became infected and then spread the virus because they did not take it seriously enough and then did not understand how spreads and that they have responsibility to protect others.
Their complacency and ignorance has caused dozens of people to need to test for the virus, several already confirmed, and als several teachers to have to quarantine and classes for probably over 100 children to be cancelled. There are also several people in their 80’s and 90’s who may have been infected as well. They are at greatest risk if they get the virus.
We still love them and are praying for their recovery. This made clear how dangerous the virus is, how quickly it spreads and that complacency and ignorance are the main reasons it spreads.
My family is are safe. We have been much more vigorous in taking precautions. My sister-in-law knew that and did not come visit us on my birthday last week. Instead she left a card and delivered it wearing a mask. She did not wear a mask to visit the 3rd sister, who also has been complacent. This has been a huge wake up call to everyone.
Please: take the virus seriously!