Covid

I think this will be the last day I do this. These diaries. Because my symptoms are going away, bit by bit, and I find I have nothing more to say. I have a dry cough, but at least it’s painless. No more aches. But for isolation … I will…

Another day. Not feeling so bad today. No migraines, no fever. My nose isn’t running all over the place. When I cough, it’s loud and abrupt, dry as dust, but it isn’t painful. No pain relief medication for me today. …

The Mask I wore a mask at afternoon Among the scentless flowers I could scarcely see Beyond my glasses fogged By ordinary breaths Humidity and heat make mockery Of all my fears, seducing Me to take the risk, Be like the crowd who frolic In this brave new world, unreal. …

Woke up with a migraine but no cough. Tried to self-manage it with paracetamol and water. Made a coffee and there — the cough made a stunning return. My ears were aching. Hands. Toes. All cramping. Spent half the day watching Sick Note in bed. Can’t believe they cancelled it…

The day before: Had no work yesterday. Woke up to a text from my girlfriend: our neighbour Maurita had passed away. She was battling cancer, and our last update had been that she only had a week left to live. I didn’t enjoy my morning coffee. …

The Health Ministry announced Monday that beginning Saturday, May 21, both Israeli and foreign travelers will no longer be required to take a PCR test upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Israeli and foreign travelers will also no longer be required to provide a negative test result prior to boarding…

I don’t think people outside of China realise this but if you enter China at the moment, here’s what happens to you and if you know someone living in China, here’s what’s happening to them. Obviously, some people will have experienced slightly different interpretations by different regional administrations but the…

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets — one silver, one white — sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The family had just lost a mom and dad, both to covid-19. “They died five days…