...And Now We Are In A Real Pickle!

 Whatever next?

Who would have thought that the original alpha variant was the easy one? Spreadable but not so much. Easy to conter with public health measures, because let's face it, we didn't have a vaccine then and we were all scared and in awe of it. How well behaved we all were during the initial lockdown...the good old days.

Well now we're in the midst of the delta wave surfing right into the clutches of the omicron tidal wave. How on earth did we let it get this far? Well, a summer of ignoring public health measures followed by an autumn mostly along the same lines.

Masks handled as if they were a beanie, scrunched up into our bags or pockets and handled without a care in the world for possible viruses on the outside of it. Admittedly I have two used FFP2 masks in the car, which have been there far too long. Time to get stringent and change them more often.

Yesterday's announcement of the new omicron variant sent a chill down all of our spines especially those expats who were planning to visit family South Africa over the Christmas holidays. Honestly, I am amazed that travel of any sort is still going on. Might this pandemic have been over already if all along air travel had been cancelled? A lot of the experts are saying that it wouldn't make a difference, but really, isn't there a logic in not travelling while a pandemic is on?

Along with the above, all the virologists and medical experts have again reiterated how vital it is to keep to the easy public health measures....wash hands, keep distance and wear a FFP2 mask while indoors...and get vaccinated as soon as you can. Okay, it's time to roll up our sleeves and get this pandemic under control.

Biggi