Thoughts of a minibus traveller

Screen shot from PAHO Re-imagined COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES  for Guyana These emergency measures are made pursuant to the paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) of the Direction by the President, given under the Public Health Ordinance, Cap. 145, and published in the Gazette, Legal Supplement B, 16th March 2020. The measures shall take effect from the 3rd April, 2020 and last for one month unless earlier terminated, extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Public Health after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions.  Look, I know some of yall don't what this Government in power and some of yall who vote for Granger don't want to believe that this virus thing is real. But put a wet cloth over your mouth and nose and then try to breathe and then see if you like it, that is how this virus kills. And yall know we aint got test and ventilator and dem thing and so on for everybody. I understand that some of yall done decide if is so you gotta dea...

Photo by Meshach Pierre by Meshach Pierre, Rae Wiltshire and Vidyaratha Kissoon Are you excited by the chaos of Covid and the tensions of Elections? Are you feeling the thrill of the Court battles and the daily racial posts on social media ? Are you looking forward to the COVID apocalypse? Then this blog is not for you. Instead, this blog is for those of us who feel that the double whammy of a still-ongoing elections crisis and a global pandemic is a bit much to deal with all at once, and being inside all the time is making us go a bit stir-crazy. Mental health and COVID 19 The below resources provide some tips on protecting mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak: UNICEF - How teenagers can protect their mental health during COVID 19 Lifeline Australia - Mental Health and well being during the COVID 19 outbreak CDC (for those of you who do not think the USA is an enemy of Guyana ) Manage anxiety and stress WHO has lots of advice, including: How to cope with ...

Body pain Morning after the first case of Coronavirus is reported in Guyana and my body feels stiff all over and moving is difficult. Throat is dry and I cough and I think of where I have been, who I have sat next to. I wanted to make a post about the Coronavirus thing now makes Elections 2020 Guyana more stressful, and a snide comment about how gatherings to celebrate or protest the projected results from GECOM are not going to be healthy. I drink the diclofenac tablet. I don't want to, but I don't want to keep feeling stiff. I do the chores, bending and stretching, but it is funny how the body moves but the pain and stiffness remain. It is all in my head and soul I know, the thing I frighten about this virus is not about me getting sick, but about me passing it on to other people especially the elderly person I interact with daily. Buying water, touching elbows  I see  a car passing and a man is wearing a face mask. Bus comes up, and one passenger has the mas...