Chronicles of COVID-19

Title

James, Douglas, Cork

Contributor

James

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)

Coverage

Ireland; Cork; 2020s:

Date

14 April 2020

Language

English

Creator

Cork Folklore Project

Rights

Cork Folklore Project

Description

GENERAL PHYSICAL LOCATION RIGHT NOW

Grange, Douglas, Cork

USUAL LOCATION

Same

Q. 1 STAGES

On a country scale. Initial infections and spreading begins. Increase in infections. Government planning and recommendations for limiting social interactions. State-wide enforcement of more limiting restrictions. Flattening of the curve. Gradual lifting of restrictions and increase in numbers infected. Reintroduction of restrictions. Over and back between lifting and imposing restrictions until widespread public vaccine release.
We are currently at state wide enforcement. China (ground zero) is at lift restrictions and increasing infections.
It's fairly bad, but the restrictions are necessary. A little worried. But I think it will be ok in the end (>1yr from now).

Q. 2 EVERYDAY ROUTINE

I do not like working from home. I rather have a clear delineation between work and home. I still do a lot of the same things. It I'd just my office is now in my sitting room and meetings are online.
My daughter’s birthday party was limited to the house hold. With extended family video calling to sing happy birthday when we brought out the cake. It was weird having 4/5 other family virtually at the party via phones.

Q. 3 GROUPS

Obvious differences for the elderly due to greater restrictions and higher risks. Similarly with sick people, cancer patients for example.
Different types of occupations have huge disparity in changes. Services (and others) completely out of work. Compared to myself (engineer) still doing a lot of the normal work, just inconvenienced.
A friend with cancer spoke about being worried about dying. A number of people worried about work, from various occupations, especially regarding the uncertainty.

Q. 4 WAYS WE TALK

Hear people talk about the "new normal", that sounds a bit shit though.
I saw a picture of great sign in a tourist town referring to holiday makers that were ignoring the restrictions: "if you're not from here "FUCK OFF".

Q. 5 COMMUNITY RESPONSE

Talking to the neighbours a little bit more, but from a distance

Q. 6 THOUGHTS AND PREOCCUPATIONS

Usual stuff

Q. 7 SIMILARITY TO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

No Response.

Q. 8 CHALLENGES AND COPING

No Response.

Q. 9 THE FUTURE

People will never learn. The only things a lot of people will remember when all this is over is negative things that feed into general xenophobia.

Q. 10 IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT SPRINGS TO MIND?

No Response.

Q. 11 IN A NUTSHELL

Wash your hands!

age

36-50

gender

Male