Schools Closing and Lockdown Rumours

The Prime Minister announced yesterday evening that all schools in England would close on Friday, falling in line with announcements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The fact of the matter is that they won't completely close as they're charged with taking in kids of those in front-line services such as medics, or the police, but for most children, they'll be at home for some time. Exams will be affected of course but there'll be contingency plans in place for that.

Just heard now on the rumour mill - a friend of a colleague who works for the army - that there's due to be an official lock down tomorrow night which feels unsettling to me. It's funny how we take our liberty so much for granted. Of course it could just be that the increases troops at barracks are there to support the country, rather than restrict us, but time will tell.

Chris went out last night to get some supplies and came back saying it was eerie. People were steering clear of each other, the roads were quiet, the bars that were still open were empty.

I'm feeling worn out and run down. Tired and listless. I'm surprised really given that I'm barely leaving the house, and this has only been a week. My shoulder and neck hurt which is usually a sign of stress for me but it could just be that I'm spending so much time sitting down.

Work carries on of course, and as miserable as it is doing it at the dining room table I'm grateful.  Corporation Pop's products and work are all online thankfully and so far all work carries on as normal. We all come together every morning on a video call which gives me some outside contact.

Chris has nothing work-wise, football was one of the first things to shut down so that work went, then he got a call about his tutoring being cancelled and now he's looking for things to do around the house.

Looking on the bright side, the press are reporting a turning point in China, some three months since they started battling this. No new local infections. I dare say we have some way to go, it could be June at this rate, but a lot has been learned in Asia and I'm hopeful.