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2020-03-30
This is an official press release from HM governmnet detailing their efforts to combat misinformation and "fake news" related to COVID-19. This effort is being headed up by experts from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
*Nicholas Bowers, Bowling Green State University, HIST 4800
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2020-03-30
This is a checklist published by the UK government as a part of the SHARE campaign, meant to help people evaluate the validity of sources and curb the flow of misinformation related to COVID-19. It is part of the larger "Don't Feed the Beast" campaign pioneered by the UK Government. #HIST4800
*Nicholas Bowers, Bowling Green State University, HIST 4800
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2020-04-09
This is a recent image of the tourist attraction, that is Myrtle Beach. As a life long local, if you were to tell me in April our beaches will be empty, under any other circumstances I would not have believed it. This really gives us who have been to Myrtle an understanding of the severity of this pandemic.
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2020-04-09
This week I have done nothing but school work and bake. I have had so many reciepes that I have wanted to try for so long, and I finally have the time. They have all come out pretty good, except my sister burnt one batch of peanut butter cookies. This week the Stimulus package is supposed to be distributed, so we will see how long that takes. We also found out this week that there has been a federal addition to unemployment, which will help a lot of Americans keep their homes and vehicle payments on track. This is honestly turning into quite the financial disaster, especially if the government does not make good on their promise.
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2020-03-22
People are still out taking walks in the park. Everyone stays at a distance from strangers but not from the people who they presumably live with, so there's a strange mixture of distance and closeness.
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2020-04-01
Today was the first day I have left my house since the stay at home order was placed in New York. I did not expect things to be this quiet. I live in a busy-ish town and there was nobody on the road on my way to the grocery store. We have picked today to run all of our errands so we can limit our time outside. People in the grocery stores are all wearing masks and gloves, and the vibe is very off. People are scared of getting too close, scared of touching things, scared to bring their children in the store. I have checked on my aunt who lives in the next town and is a recovering cancer survivor, and she is doing well and doesn't need anything from the store. As of right now, there is no end in sight to this stay at home order.
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2020-04-08
Our congregation in Dallas, Temple Emanuel, put a huge amount of effort into creating a virtual seder. About 250 computers participated, probably about 500 people. Our clergy led, and congregants also participated by reading the Hagaddah. We don't have a collective congregational seder tradition, so this is an innovation for Covid-19. Our clergy, rabbis and cantors, put in a lot of effort organizing this. This picture is of one of our senior cantor. She has equipment at home now to lead virtual services, a reflection of the resources and effort it takes to keep a large congregation going through this time.
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2020-03-21
I never thought about how everyone normally touches the food at the farmers market, until they put up these signs preventing it. This will make us think differently, I think, about many of our normal routines if and when we do go back to normal.
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2020-04-03
There is less of a sense of community spirit, and it's not that people care less about their community, but it's less visible because we cannot gather for things like organized sports.
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2020-04-03
There are five baseball diamonds in one large field, and sometimes there would be multiple games going on at once, under ordinary circumstances.
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2020-04-01
Funded by For WV's Future, this site is a joint effort by WV non-profits to help West Virginians during this crisis. Many people are out of work and need money, so various groups have formed around the country to help those that they can. #NortheasternJOTPY
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2020-03-15
Electronic sign reading:
COVID-19
LESS IS MORE
AVOID GATHERINGS
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2020-04-03
This image shows the result of single use items being increasingly more popular during the pandemic, as they are thought to be more sanitary. This increase in single use items are ending in the ocean, and washing onto our shores.
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2020-03-27
"In coordination with Gov. Waltz' Emergency Executive Order 20-20 Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) President Jono Cowgill announced additional parkway closures to allow more space for trail users to follow social distancing practices to limit the spread of COVID-19."
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2020-03-27
Lockdowns in the US have caused unemployment to skyrocket/
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2020-04-08
This video shows how the police forces in India punished people who did not self-quarantine. They were punished by being hit with canes, forced to do push-ups, etc.
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2020-04-01
This video is a meme of someone who is trying to check on her neighbor during this pandemic. However, her neighbor rejected any form of help rudely.
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2020-04-08
Today, unlike a week ago, the air was very clean and light. During the day I discovered that I ran out of cleaner and some food. Instead of going shopping with my family or friends I go alone. Limiting trips to the store has become normal for my parents and friends. Although I knew most of the supplies were out at some of the local markets I decided to call one of my friends. Using my cell phone I called my friend Malakar. Both of us talked about how we were laid off recently and didn't have much to do. We both discussed about how Mexico wasn't dealing with the pandemic very seriously. The president of Mexico gave a speech to reassure the public and remarked how they should treat it as a common cold. I remarked that Mexico has less ventilators for the sick than any given state in the U.S. Both of us sighed. Then I shared what I inferred. "If this keeps going until the summer the people in Mexico might come here for help." My friend shared the sentiment but also added that our borders would close long before the summer starts. During the summer temperatures in Arizona reach over one hundred ten degrees. If there are any surfaces outside the virus would be burned from the sun. He changed the subject to how the governmental loan for the small restaurant businesses are going to be in effect for 4/13/2020. Both of us agreed that we will have some money coming in from that and how the restaurants must employ us for seventy five percent of our regular hours or the loans must be repaid. After discussing what the next week would look like I asked him about any local markets I could find cleaners. Most of the paper goods and cleaning supplies were out at the local Food City and Fry's. Fortunately one of my friends pointed out a Halal Grocery store that had some cleaners and good bread still. Traveling to this store there was very little traffic. Most of their pita bread was gone but they still had some toilet paper. Most of the employees wore face masks and kept their distance. Inside there was a deli that had an assortment of fresh meats. Most of the prepacked food was still there. This place gives out punch cards if you're a regular customer. Inside there is also a restaurant that can make gyros and other lunch foods for a fair price. Thank goodness that there are reliable places like this in these trying times.
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2020-04-06
Facebook post about people throwing their used gloves on the ground like trash
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2020-04-07
A worker donates extra money sent to her to a local family in need during the pandemic (added by curator).
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2020-04-04
Peru is controlling the movement of men and women by allowing women to go out certain days, and women to go out other day to shop. This video shows women lined up and spaced apart to enter the Tottus supermarket in Arequipa, Peru.
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2020-04-07
An image from a tweet shared by @bhaist on twitter of a person wearing glasses and a mask, showing the glasses fogging over as the person exhales with the caption "shit" above it.
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2020-04-08
After not having toilet paper in store for about 3 weeks I was very excited to finally find some. I never thought that I would be so excited to find such a thing. I felt a like a kid on Christmas morning.
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2020-03-15
With the pandemic preventing live performances, New Orleans drag entertainers stage the city's first online drag festival. Viewers can watch the performance via zoom and tip performers online.
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2020-04-07
Over 20,000 beads, made entirely during the 3 first week of quarantine.
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2020-04-05
Snapped this picture while in the passenger seat on the highway. It captured for me for the the real dystoptian feeling hanging over our heads these days.
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2020-04-04
First week of quarantine
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2020-04-07
"Prueben con esto para salvar su mundo..."
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2020-04-08
In the triangle of counties in North Carolina, there have been 38 new cases of COVID-19. This means that North Carolina overall has over 3,000 cases as of April 1st, 2020. North Carolina has been at a stay-at-home order since March 30th. The attachment is a map created by David Raynor and specifies where the most abundant cases are located in North Carolina. This has caused great concern, like North Carolina, and many other places, are having shortages of essentials, such as bread, water, milk, and toilet paper. Grocery stores are limiting customers inside the store, and people are waiting over 3 hours to get their groceries.
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2020-04-07
Semana Santa
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2020-04-07
Meme playing with the children's cartoon Pinky and the Brain. What are we going to do tomorrow, Brain? A: The same thing we do every day Pinky, stay at home and try to flatten the curve.
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2020-04-02
Two Wilmington couples were quarantined for two weeks, and finally made it home just days ago. When they did finally make it back, they were even more surprised to see the lack of precautions people were taking in the U.S.
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2020-03-24
Announcement of campus closure, meaning faculty & staff should no longer go to campus for any reason.
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2020-03-23
Announcement of limited access to university buildings and facilities
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2020-03-17
Another update to measures Texas Tech is taking during the pandemic.
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2020-04-07
Tweet from Yo-Yo Ma with video of him playing Dona Nobis Pacem
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2020-04-01
Today marks my 7 year anniversary with a major airline right out Phoenix Sky Harbor. Although I wish circumstances were better, there has never been a day where I've seen the airport so empty, a ghost town. Due to COVID-19 we have dropped nearly 75% in revenue. In fact, most people think of the airpot as dangerous but when I go to work I only see other co-workers walking around, which is less than the grocery stores at this point. It's sad to see all the vendors and stores closed down. We all know this will take a while until things pick back up, months even. Until then we are all washing our hands, disinfecting everything we can, avoiding touching passengers boarding passes and remaining in high spirits.
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2020-03-17
During this time of social isolation, you're not alone. WGBH is here to help you navigate this strange moment that we all find ourselves in. Host Arun Rath talks with experts, doctors, community leaders to provide the latest COVID-19 information on what's happening in Massachusetts. The Coronavirus might stop us from gathering in person, but it can’t stop us from connecting — we're in it together.
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2020-03-25
Graffiti in Jamaica Plain regarding a rent strike during the pandemic.
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2020-04-04
We waited until our 14 days of travel related isolation was up before we put bear out for the bear hunt, now we can look for bears on out walks
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2020-03-27
Liquor store box, salvation for adults, box remade into a robot, salvation of entertainment
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2020-03-19
A sunny morning. A view from my hotel balcony. This shows the testing tents and the registration office.
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2020-03-18
Just like everyone, I got a pinkish colored liquid in a tube and lined up to enter the tent. There two steps to the test. One is a mouth swab, close to the throat. The second one is a nostril swab, which was very uncomfortable.
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2020-03-18
We are individually called out of our hotel rooms to do the COVID19 test.
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2020-03-18
Everyone was starving at about 10 pm. There weren't any shops at the airport, and all we could get was water. Dinner came to me in a cheap plastic bag. There's this pot of instant noodles, two bottles of water, and a packet of sliced bread.
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2020-03-18
Seeing men in white and yellow outfits made me tense my back and sent a shiver down my spine. There were no details announced about what tests they are going to do to us.
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2020-03-18
I chose to sit at the back as there are windows that are good for ventilation. There aren't a lot of passengers but everyone is a single passenger and distances each other when choosing seats.
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2020-03-18
This is the "Minhang" banner, the area that I live in. Seeing the banner gives me comfort and relief. I feel another step closer to home. We waited here for three hours as more people filled the waiting area. After this, we were taken to the bus to head to the hotel for further COVID19 testing.
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2020-03-18
This is one of the final rounds of testing. Our baggage is next to the queue. So close!
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2020-03-18
A group at a time, passenger names are called, and we are taken off the plane for the first round of testing. We gave in our health forms and were asked a bunch of detailed questions about our travels and where we stayed for the past 2 weeks.
