No! Confinement Again
It’s Apr 1, and no, this is not a joke. Last night France went into another lockdown. It will start on Saturday, and it will last for the whole month of April. We are sick of it!!
What does this mean? It means that schools will be online line next week and the two weeks following, they have decided that the whole country will be on vacation. Usually, determined by region, but everyone will be on a break this year, and no one can travel. It will be forbidden to move between regional borders, which means that everyone will be at home or will have moved to a vacation spot between today and Saturday, where everyone will stay for the month.
Stores will also be closed, except for essential services, and the good news is that hairdressers will remain open. Yay!!! No more 2 inches of grey, like the first time.
People are going crazy, and everyone has had enough. There is not enough vaccine to get us out of this mess yet. The English variant is spreading like wildfire, and they are seeing effects on younger people. It is very concerning.
As the weather turns warmer, the days longer, the past week witnessed a sea of people gathering at the end of the day to grab a drink as they hung around in the hundreds.
I live off a big square that has been deserted since October. As of late, a couple of the bars have been able to serve drinks through a window, meaning that many people are lining up and then sitting or standing wherever there’s an empty spot on the square to gather with friends. I can’t say I blame them, and I know that if I were in my 20’s, I’d be doing the same thing. It is just worrying, and the groups have gotten bigger and bigger, and it just looks like a massive spreader event. So, even with the restrictions, curfews, and closures, people still find ways to get together.
What’s the result? Another lockdown.
I am not looking forward to being cramped in the apartment and working on top of each other. Here’s hoping that the vaccine makes its way sooner than later to France, and they can finally start vaccinating the masses.
It’s been over one year. HELP!