9367 cases, The French leader suspended payment of taxes, rent, social charges, water, electricity, and gas.
The rate of the coronavirus has gone up officially by 2000 cases in 24 hours. Officially is the keyword. My family is pretty sure we have it now. But in a light form. We all have a dry cough. I got the chills yesterday and a cold sweat. But I stayed in bed all evening and asked for prayer. I slept very well. This morning I am feeling a bit better. Juergen is achy. but neither one of us is "sick enough" to be tested. So the official count is 9367, but it is probably 10 times as high.
Yesterday Philip called. His school decided to shut down after all. So he is now home for 5 weeks. He is healthy and in good spirits. But two of his friends are in the hospital with Coronavirus. If we do not have it now, we may get it from Philip. At the moment I am not worried. It is nothing I can change. My biggest challenge will be trying to keep Philip and Jessica busy. They both get bored easily. But I know that is how many parents feel. It is how it is. I do not know if it was "real" or fake news, but Kansas announced that schools are going to be closed for all of 2020. I assume that means online school for the rest of the year. It shows a realistic view of how long this might last. I also read that for the next month it is not legal to charge rent, water, gas or electricity in France. This will be hard on the companies and landlords, but I think it a good move. They are having a very hard time keeping the French at home. Germany, on the other hand, is very compliant. We have a death rate that is I think the lowest in the world. It is 0.25% compared to Italy's death rate of almost 8%. In the end, many factors will have to be considered. Italy has a very old population. But it can not be just this one thing. Everything is locked down here. It will take a few weeks to see if the wave starts to go down. I think the whole country is closed until April 19th or longer.
If I have the energy I'm going to clear some weeds and "plant" the seed bombs I made. I may have Philip mow the grass. I will pay him for his work. He has a big list of things he wants, so I think he will be motivated to work. In Uganda, they are making soap and handing it out in the slums. They are praying for us. And I feel really blessed to be their family! I hope you are safe and well wherever you are.
More news- Non-EU residence are not allowed in the country. So they are basically ordering all tourists out of the country. They only want to be liable for their own citizens. America is doing the same thing. Germans are rushing back to Germany. Nicole is traveling on a US passport, but German insurance. It may be technically, but she might have to return home due to insurance.
Yesterday Philip called. His school decided to shut down after all. So he is now home for 5 weeks. He is healthy and in good spirits. But two of his friends are in the hospital with Coronavirus. If we do not have it now, we may get it from Philip. At the moment I am not worried. It is nothing I can change. My biggest challenge will be trying to keep Philip and Jessica busy. They both get bored easily. But I know that is how many parents feel. It is how it is. I do not know if it was "real" or fake news, but Kansas announced that schools are going to be closed for all of 2020. I assume that means online school for the rest of the year. It shows a realistic view of how long this might last. I also read that for the next month it is not legal to charge rent, water, gas or electricity in France. This will be hard on the companies and landlords, but I think it a good move. They are having a very hard time keeping the French at home. Germany, on the other hand, is very compliant. We have a death rate that is I think the lowest in the world. It is 0.25% compared to Italy's death rate of almost 8%. In the end, many factors will have to be considered. Italy has a very old population. But it can not be just this one thing. Everything is locked down here. It will take a few weeks to see if the wave starts to go down. I think the whole country is closed until April 19th or longer.
More news- Non-EU residence are not allowed in the country. So they are basically ordering all tourists out of the country. They only want to be liable for their own citizens. America is doing the same thing. Germans are rushing back to Germany. Nicole is traveling on a US passport, but German insurance. It may be technically, but she might have to return home due to insurance.
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