Never before has so much of this world been affected by anything at all, since WW2 I guess. Even 911 did not affect the world as much. This seemingly harmless (initially) virus has caused such a breakdown in a lot of things. People are dying. People are losing their source of income. Some will have lost their jobs by now. The economy is going topsy-turvy.
From China, to Italy, Iran, South Korea, now the rest of the world. And here in Malaysia? Yes, we are not spared.
We, Malaysians, have been on Movement Control Order (MCO) since 18th March 2020. This is actually Day 6. It's not a lockdown. Just controlled movement. But it has inconvenienced the whole country. Businesses are losing lots of money. Some sectors are just going to crash, and I don't know if there is a possibility of recovery in the next 2 years. It's crazy.
So school is also on "lockdown" till 31st march. Not sure if we will be back in school on 1st April. Things seem glum. As a teacher, I have been keeping in touch with my students. I have been sending them notes and exercises. But I am worried. We were not ready for such an event too interrupt our school session. The haze that we had the last 3 years were bad enough, closing schools for a few days. This is another ballgame altogether.
My hope and prayer is that we will recover from this soon, that the virus will die down and we recover in terms of health and economy. Although things do not look too promising now, I am cautiously optimistic. And I shall hope and pray.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/23/covid-19-death-toll-rises-to-14-213-new-cases-recorded
Well, world. We shall see how things go. I will be back.
