How are you all dealing with coronavirus and the restrictions many of us have to live

I really need a wrist injection for my carpal tunnel. It's impossible for me to do my art on the computer right now. So I scheduled an appointment for tomorrow. I feel worried because of Covid. I will take all safety precautions. I hope things go well at the medical facility. Things are really bad right now. My step-dad just tested positive for Covid-19. I am worried for my mom. They live in separate quarters, so hopefully, my mom will be protected. She said if she gets symptoms, she will go for a test. The doctors gave my step-dad an inhaler and some meds. I hope he does well.

Oh, no, our government is going to tinker again with the different phases, making up different rules for each region and their "reality". Another thing that is likely to be a failure. I think it is just going to cause a lot of confusion. Plus, as part of the Metropolitan Region, we will be lumped in with all those crowded, urban areas that are so different from where we live. I think it means the restrictions will be stricter in this region than elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Punta Arenas down south is in the same phase as us (phase 2), having just been let out of quarantine. Basically, people there just stopped paying attention to the rules. For example, some restaurants started opening for dine-in service which is not allowed, and the government gave up and let them move to phase 2. Punta Arenas has over 6 TIMES the number of active cases per 100,000 than here (close to 300 per 100,000). I sort of feel like that is going to set an example and areas that get tired of quarantine will just start doing whatever they want. If enough of that happens, any type of enforcement will be impossible. This could get interesting - and possibly very bad.

I really need a wrist injection for my carpal tunnel. It's impossible for me to do my art on the computer right now. So I scheduled an appointment for tomorrow. I feel worried because of Covid. I will take all safety precautions. I hope things go well at the medical facility. Things are really bad right now. My step-dad just tested positive for Covid-19. I am worried for my mom. They live in separate quarters, so hopefully, my mom will be protected. She said if she gets symptoms, she will go for a test. The doctors gave my step-dad an inhaler and some meds. I hope he does well.

I hope all is okay with your step dad and mum, it's good they have the option to live in separate quarters.

Hugs to you for that appointment, I think hospitals are very safe now unlike early in the pandemic. Our local ones have air lock doors on the covid wards, my friend's dad works on the covid ward and their PPE procedure is so strict he has never caught it.

Deilla, what Discombobulated told you made a lot of sense, in places as hospitals or clinics, the safety measures are accomplished as the most.
So, calm you down. Everything is gonna be alright.

Things are strange right now, we have falling cases in our area and many thought we'd be downgraded to Tier 2 but we are told to stay in Tier 3. I think this is hospital capacity. There is always a lag from infections, so the people who are hospitalised are probably results of the high infection rates of several weeks ago. It's horrible to think about. I am glad rates have mostly lowered though.

The government are continuing with the Christmas relaxation of rules despite a high national rate. I think this is mostly a populist move but also pragmatic in that they know people are going to see people anyway so giving them guidance. Just hoping people will mostly be sensible (although the guidance sounds not a recipe for a fun time to me).

Well everything changed since my last post. Christmas lifting of restrictions is now just one day (instead of 5), and limited to 2 households only and now we have tier 4 which is very like a lockdown and they can't meet other households at all.

It doesn't really personally affect me, we weren't going to meet up indoors anyway. All our meeting has been done outdoors and distanced.

I agree Azul, I feel our government has been irresponsible. My personal feeling was that this was such a public health matter that it should have been handed to the experts. Sadly our government have ignored the experts several times.

Now we have this new mutant strain and I am trying not to think too much about that, not enough is understood about it.

My mum gets her first vaccine tomorrow- for that I am extremely grateful.

My step-dad's boss sent him an oximeter while he's sick with Covid. His oxygen the other day was 92 so my mom called the paramedics to come out. They told him that the hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid patients at the moment and they're only taking people with an oxygen level of 90 or below. They suggested he try Mucinex. So far he is hanging in there. It's worrisome to hear that the hospital is overwhelmed at the moment. When I went there a few weeks ago, things were relatively quiet.

Here, Christmas will be just me and my husband. The big dinner here is tonight and he bought some lamb to grill. Tomorrow I will have a zoom call with family.