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2020-03-30
At Home with My Cats
Like so many others, I lived by myself and had to navigate the pandemic alone. Except that I was not truly alone. My cats kept me moored; an unwavering source of joy and companionship during those uncertain times. I took this photograph the day I decided to go back to college. -
2020-03-30
Roomate Issues
A comic strip about Covid-19 -
2020-03-30
Having to wear masks
The news article I put is an article about having to wear masks through the pandemic. This was a big change for America with many people wearing masks to help slow the spread and keep ourselves and those around us safe from covid. Many states had laws on when to wear masks, this was a historic moment for America when they announced we had to wear masks because the covid illness is very serious. -
2020-03-30
Covid Parking
I had a friend that kept telling me that the pandemic was fake. I told her that we needed to take it serious. When I took my daughter to the local urgent care for a doctors appointment, this was the parking lot scene. I just remember being blown away at the seriousness of the situation. The urgent care separated even those that came in for covid testing from the other patients, just to keep things extra safe. -
2020-03-30
How to Stay Connected with Your Loved Ones While Social Distancing
A blog post from Banner Health offering suggestions for staying connected with family and friends during social distancing. -
2020-03-30
Banner Health accepting donations of medical supplies, PPE
A press release announcing that The Banner Health Foundation is now collecting donated medical supplies and personal protective equipment, or PPE, in partnership with Project C.U.R.E. in Tempe. -
2020-03-30
The Real CovidBusters
This is a drawing that I created in Mar 2020 after I had been let go from a 14 year factory job. In 2020 I created a series of drawings to get through the loneliness of the lockdowns. Now in 2021 I am going to school to become a PSW, which is a hospital worker who helps clients with things like bathing ,and dressing etc... hopefully I can make a difference in the future. -
2020-03-30
quarantine puppy
My family ended up adopting a puppy right at the start of quarantine in March. This led to two things, first a source of joy and distraction while stuck at home, and two, a puppy with a LOT of separation anxiety. I am a person who struggles greatly with mental health and I can say with much confidence that quarantine would have been extremely difficult had it not been for my dog. My dog is actually now in the process of being trained to be a therapy dog for schools and I am happy to have been the first person she could help. I think there is something to be aid however about getting a dog during a pandemic. They get really confused now when their humans are no longer home very moment of the day, and I suppose I feel thee same way to some extent. -
2020-03-30
Rules
The first really big change that happened was the masks. For the first month or so it was really hard to breath but I have gotten used to it. I also couldn't leave my house for a couple months and the only time i left my house was to go to the grocery store and I couldn't leave the car. I felt very happy to even just go into the car. Staying in the house for that long got kind of boring though. -
2020-03-30
Canada has to prepare for medical workers to die in the line of duty, fighting COVID-19
Opinion piece from a flight paramedic about medical staff dying in the line of duty during the pandemic. -
2020-03-30
Sewing Masks for Friends and Family
There was a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the start of the pandemic. I was anxious for my family and friends, especially for the nurses in my life who didn’t have any face masks. Once my mom and I saw on the news that cloth masks were an acceptable form of PPE, we knew exactly what to do. We busted out our library of fabric that we had collected over the years and dusted off our sewing machines. My grandma taught my mom to sew, and my mom passed the skill down to me. We started off making free masks for my friend’s sister and her fellow nurses. None of our other friends or relatives knew how to sew and when word got out that we were making masks, the orders started pouring in. My mom, brother, and I relied heavily on our crafting skills in order to fill custom orders. During the first month of the mask making craze, it was difficult to buy fabric that our friends were requesting. Solid black, Spurs, Cowboys, and dark colored fabrics as well as elastic were hard to find. Furthermore, Joann’s had limited hours and their best fabrics were sold out online and in-stores. My brother printed custom images on heat transfer vinyl that I would then press onto the fabric, and I bought bedsheets and dyed fabric to create colors that we didn’t have in stock. My mom and I already had a bad habit of buying fabric for no reason, and now that we have an actual purpose our collection has grown even more. I look for fabric that suits the personality of my friends and try to find prints that are cute and festive for each season. My friends and family will own wear masks that my mom and I have made. I think they take comfort in knowing each mask was made especially for them. As for my mom and I, we are relieved in knowing that our loved ones are protected with masks that fit their personalities. -
2020-03-30
From Dine In to Takeout: Staying Connected With Thai Dee Restaurant
For my friends and I, Thai Dee is our most cherished gathering spot. It is a local San Antonio restaurant that is tucked away in a small building next to a convenience store. The restaurant is centrally located and 15 minutes away from where we all live and work. Thai Dee is the community dining room for my family and friends. We celebrate all our special occasions here in addition to frequenting the restaurant on a weekly basis. It is both a treat and a part of our daily lives to eat at Thai Dee as it is for hundreds of other customers. These last few months have felt strange not being able to eat inside their restaurant. The pandemic hit Thai Dee hard at first. In March they had to lay off all their waitstaff and close their busy dining room. I was laid off from my full-time job too, but I continued to support them with the little money I earned from my part-time job. I turned my weekly dine-in visits to takeout orders. I did my best to support them, but instead I found that they wanted to support me. The family who owns the restaurant has always treated me like a member of their family. When they found out that I had been laid off, the owner sweetly yet sternly told me not to leave them tips anymore. She advised me to save up all the money I had and assured me that they were okay. She would not process any tips I tried to leave on my card. Her son then told me that if I ever got to a point where I was hungry and had no money that I should call him. He would never let me go hungry. I thanked them and started crying as soon as I exited the building. I felt so loved and cared for in that moment. When I opened my bag of food, I found a complimentary order of mango and sweet sticky rice—my favorite dessert. They have since done this for me several times. Back in March I didn’t know if I would be able to return to my job, or if the company was just going to fold. I never shared these anxieties with them, and yet they helped ease them with their kind gestures. The closure of Thai Dee’s dining room saw business slow down at first. When this happened, I sent a text to my friends who immediately went and ordered food. My friends and other regular customers are now back in the habit of ordering Thai Dee’s on a regular basis. Thai Dee has many other loyal customers who love the restaurant and family as much as I do. The walls are adorned with Christmas cards, postcards, and photographs of newborn babies all given to them by devoted patrons. Even former San Antonio Spur, Sean Elliot, has several photos with the Thai Dee crew on the wall. For myself and other regulars, not a week goes by where I don’t go to Thai Dee. My visits give me a sense of normalcy. Even though I miss the social gathering space their dining room provided, I still get to eat the best Thai food in San Antonio and check in with my dear friends who own the restaurant. If I did not have regular access to them my pandemic experience would be miserable. Thai Dee is an icon of San Antonio and they have helped me through this time more than they know. Although Covid-19 disrupted my dining experience, it only strengthened my patronage and bond with the Thai Dee family. -
2020-03-30
Teen Vogue’s Advice for Social Justice.
I found this article on Facebook at the beginning of quarantine in the United States. This article explains how to be an ally and stand up for social justice during a pandemic. At the beginning of COVID-19 spreading to the United States, there were an abundance of stories discussing how Asian people were targeted and harassed for the spread of COVID-19. This article, from Teen Vogue urges young adults and teenagers to stand against social injustice and gives advice on ten ways people can help -
2020-03-30
An unforgettable journey story
It's my personal experience related to the pandemic. This experience prepared my to overcome greater challenges which I may still have to face in the future. -
2020-03-30
The Great Outdoors
The pandemic continues to rage over the country and has changed the daily way of life for millions. However, sometimes change isn’t bad and might even be needed. Before the pandemic hit, I lived my life mostly stuck inside, only going out for school and necessities. Due to the lockdown and shutdown for most businesses, my parents decided that this was a great time to explore the great outdoors. They knew that my lack of activities already would lead to an even lazier demeanor if those ceased to exist with the pandemic. I absolutely am not an outdoors person, nor do I enjoy being under the hot sun, but my parents forced my siblings and I out of the house. The first few days weren’t great as it was quite hard to go from nonmobile all day to exercise under the blazing sun. As I got use to it, I actually began to love the daily routine of wandering for hours and leaving my stresses behind me. I also picked up some earbuds and began listening to music as I explored. Sometimes the music brought me great energy and a new bounce in my step and sometimes, it swayed me into dreaming about endless possibilities. However, as the days passed, I began to notice more than my just my thoughts and I begun to take more interest in the nature around me. I would often stop to stare at the various flowers, trees, and scenery in my neighborhood. Hence the picture of the green fern as I begun to take pictures of the plants that I thought had a special aura. The day I saw the fern, the sun happened to be at the perfect angle shining down upon it and the swaying wind made it look majestic. What I believe is that the pandemic may have completely flipped one’s life upside-down, but it doesn’t mean it has changed it for the worse. Rather it simply takes just a little effort to take notice that there is so much more to the world surrounding us. *Photograph, I took the picture. change, our, world, perspective -
2020-03-30
Covid Art: Quarantined Artists Inspired by the Coronavirus
This article posted by Al Dia about Covid Art and a virtual museum in Barcelona, Spain, where a collection of covid art can be viewed. The collection consists of illustrations, photographs, paintings, drawings, animations, video, etc. According to the one of the publicists, these pieces of art reflect how we are all living and feeling during the pandemic. Art has always reflected what was going on during that time period. #covidart, #pandemic, #virtualmuseum, #quarantine, #Barcelona (HST580, Arizona State University) -
2020-03-30
Fighting for Equality during a Pandemic.
Back in March 2020, when we were first placed under quarantine, I was scared. I decided that in order to protect myself and the ones I care about, that it was better to stay home. I got my food delivered, if I had to go out, I made sure that I had my 'N95' mask, face sheild and gloves, took all the necessary precautions. Towards the ended of may, when the police shooting started happening again. I realized that even though we are in a pandemic the world hasn't stopped moving like I had, people were fighting for their brothers, sister, and families lives. They weren't fighting for better health care nor more food. They were risking their lives to protest against police brutality in their communities, and everywhere in the world. For the first time in months, I choose to get up and leave my little street, and join the people who were fighting for Black Lives. I found this so interesting, because no one could have told me that I would be marching through NYC during a pandemic. I wasn't only risking my health by protesting, but also my life. I'd seen the news showing the violent protests, cops body slamming people, tear gas in the air, and most importantly people showing solidarity to fight for what was right. And that when I realized time doesn't stop, because you do. -
2020-03-30
The impact of Covid
Let me share with you the story of my COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. The outbreak in the United States came after our school's spring break. At that time, we were instructed to attend classes online, and we were unprepared to the rest of the semester. And it has also been accompanied by the cancellation of many campus activities. The quality of the course is compromised. Both professors and students are severely tested because the new teaching modality has never been used. The professors ponder how to teach and design exams online, and the student tries to adjust to the new studying environment. What'sWhat's more, as students, we lost all kinds of group discussion activities, presentation and face-to-face experience in class. Online courses are always less convenient than face-to-face ones. But as students, we have to overcome it. Another thing that is affected by the epidemic is the mindset. I can imagine the COVID-19 will break out in the United States because it's a very contagious virus. It isn't the flu, but it is a virus. In the early stage of the outbreak, many people had very wrong misconceptions about the coronavirus. This misconception is more deadly than the COVID itself. When I walk down the street, most people don't wear masks because they think they don't need to wear masks. One passer-by even told me that masks were useless for the virus. I am so shocked by their mindset. It is the first time I can actually feel that the COVID is less lethal because people who don't believe masks can save a life are really trying to challenge COVID with their lives. -
2020-03-30
“Spring Garden” – Van Gogh, a painting stolen by COVID-19 – Laren, the Netherlands
A painting on Loan to the Singer museum from the Groninger Museum was stolen overnight. The painting – “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884” by Vincent Van Gogh now cannot be seen by the community and may not be seen again, removing a valuable piece of history and culture from people when they are potentially unable to have gotten the chance to see it due to coronavirus. The thieves smashed a glass door and ran off with the painting before security was able to find them. Here is a link ot an article: https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2020/03/30/vincent-van-gogh-painting-stolen-netherlands. -
2020-03-30
Life In Quarantine
This is a video about life in quarantine and how it has affected our lives. -
2020-03-30
Central Park Field Hospital
The grassy, open areas of New York City’s Central Park are being turned into makeshift field hospitals to accommodate the growing number of people diagnosed with Coronavirus. -
2020-03-30
Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector #9 … Dalton Boszé, City of Evansville’s Department of Metropolitan Development
In response to COVID-19, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science launched the mini-series, "Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector," to highlight colleagues and professionals working in the same or similar field of museum professionals. -
2020-03-30
John F. Kennedy Library Virtual Tour
The JFK Library engaged audiences by sharing a virtual tour of the Columbia Point Museum via a Tweet on Twitter. Individuals on Twitter can explore the exterior of the museum, beginning with President Kennedy's yacht, "Victura," sitting on the museum's lawn. Although museum-goers can't visit the museum in the conventional sense, individuals can still see what the museum looks like on its point in Dorchester, MA -
2020-03-30
Socially Distanced Reception: MCRD San Diego
This screenshot showcases B Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion's early morning reception at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD San Diego), the Marine Corps' basic training installation for all recruits enlisted west of the Mississippi River. With social distancing an integral measure to counter the coronavirus's advance, recruits appear to be staggered in formation so as to avoid shoulder-to-shoulder contact, as indicated by the empty yellow footprints that would normally be occupied four to a row. However, it must be noted that at this date, none of the recruits have masks, and neither do the receiving sergeants in the photo's background, therefore underscoring the difficulties of rapidly adapting to a novel infectious disease whose spread could have dire consequences in a military environment. -
2020-03-30
Plague Journal, Day 17:Authoritarianism 101 (Suharto style)
I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. Here's the latest entry, with updates on my upstate friend (better!), further turns in The Girlfriend's condition, and thoughts on life under President Suharto. -
2020-03-30
nicole's journal
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2020-03-30
California FFA State Conference Update
Statement issued by California FFA regarding the cancellation of the 2020 State Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California because of COVID-19. Large gatherings of any kind were quickly banned as the virus spread, preventing in-person conferences for extracurricular student organizations. -
2020-03-30
‘Jails Are Petri Dishes’
As the US faced the real threat of the coronavirus it became clear that "jails are petri dishes." Due to overcrowding and the large number of people that go in and out of the buildings daily it is impossible to stop the virus from coming in and spreading rapidly. Government and prison officials began discussing early release or releasing those still awaiting trial, particularly for nonviolent offenses. As with the rest of the nation the fear is that the virus will spread so quickly that the nations medical system will be overwhelmed. The same is true within the prison but the fear is that the inmates and employees of the prisons will add to the medical crises outside the prison. -
2020-03-30
Van Gogh Painting Stolen
A Van Gogh painting was stolen from a museum in the Netherlands due to closure because of COVID-19. -
2020-03-30
A Victorian-Inspired Reticule
This was the first thing I made during the pandemic. It provided an outlet for my excess energy at the beginning of the initial isolation period, but also allowed some community engagement as it was part of the Instagram movement in the sewing community, #sewcialdistancing. It provided an avenue for me to connect with other creators, and refocus myself at the beginning of isolation. -
2020-03-30
Coming Out of Quarantine with All My Shopping
This humorous meme shows that many people are bored and are getting crazy with their shopping while quarantined. -
2020-03-30
Creating Safe Havens: University Police on Duty Despite Pandemic
Like their public safety colleagues across the nation, the men and women of the Suffolk University Police Department are balancing caring for their community and their families. "We still have a job to do to take care of people and their needs," said Lt. Ramon Nunez. "We have to pick each other up and have a positive mindset that we're going to get through this together." "I tell her that police officers are like superheroes in the community and that our job is to go out and help other people." Patrol Officer Gisela Rodrigues' daughter sometimes gets a bit nervous when it's time for her mom to go to work, but the officer knows how to calm her. -
2020-03-30
Good is Still Hopping Around
There is still creativity and good going around in the darkest of times. Sometimes you just have to use what’s around you and make it yourself. #cshsecon -
2020-03-30
Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens
A screenshot of a Facebook college meme group called "Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens". As of 03/30/2020 it has 469,370 members. The group was created on 03/11/2020 -
2020-03-30
A Quiet Cafe du Monde
This picture shows what a ghost town New Orleans was in the early days of the pandemic. This was before national stay-at-home orders were in place. When I left New Orleans I had to quarantine alone for 14 days. By the time I left quarantine it didn’t matter anymore. Submitted Day 8 of the Governor’s stay-at-home order. -
2020-03-30
Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind Distance Learning Plan
A plan put out by the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind that details how distance learning will be implemented for students in the first month of school closures. It highlights ways in which the schools will work to continue to fulfill Individual Education Plans (IEPs) through distance learning and ways in which teachers and school staff will communicate with students to fulfill their needs during the closures. -
2020-03-30
Reflection March 2020
A personal account of the pandemic. -
2020-03-30
Suffolk University Instagram March 30, 2020
Suffolk University Interfaith Center online programming during pandemic -
2020-03-30
Suffolk University Interfaith Center Newsletter March 30, 2020
Suffolk University Interfaith Center newsletter, sent out to Suffolk Community during pandemic -
2020-03-30
An essential employee's letter of passage during statewide stay at home order
The letter entails details of an essential employee's reason to be out travelling during a statewide stay at home order. This employee is a take out worker at a common corporate chain restaurant. -
2020-03-30
Touro Infirmary Thanks Local Businesses for Food Donations, New Orleans, LA
Touro thanks local businesses for donating food and other items to medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital bagged the donations and dispersed them among staff. -
2020-03-30
ER Doctor Roland Waguespack Shares Local Perspective with NBC, Metairie, LA
East Jefferson Hospital thanks Emergency Room Doctor Roland Waguespack for his continued work at the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares his interview with NBC Nightly News during which he discussed shortages of medical supplies in Louisiana hospitals. -
2020-03-30
evacuation | a college covid-19 story
I filmed this on my phone during my last day on my college campus in Providence, RI, (after evacuation measures had been announced) and during my 12-hour drive home to Greenville, NC. -
2020-03-30
March 11th, 2020.
A personal account. #REL101 -
2020-03-30
COVID 19 Journal: 03/30/2020
COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/30/2020 -
2020-03-30
Thinking through COVID-19
Dr. Bryan Mukandi's Blog Post - March 30 2020 -
2020-03-30
Message About Food Programs for GGUSD Students
An update to community members in Garden Grove to make sure families know that breakfast and lunch will still be provided during school closure, and that parents no longer to have each child present to pick up food. -
2020-03-30
Dancing with Mask in the New England Woods during Quarantine
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the quarantine has left me feeling manic. To ward off boredom and melancholy, I take my mask, music and moves into the woods for some solo dancing. -
2020-03-30
Amazon Worker Walkout
A headline of an article stating that Amazon workers are walking out over their treatment -
2020-03-30
Florida megachurch pastor arrested for breaching Covid-19 health order
This article is about the arrest of Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of Hernando County, Florida. The Pastor was arrested for holding two or more large church services after the social-distancing order was put into place. The services had more than 100 attendees who were all in close proximity to each other. Howard-Browne was criticized heavily for being “reckless” and putting many individuals in danger of contracting the virus. The article also states that there are a couple states throughout the United States that have decided to make an exception to the stay-at-home orders for faith and religion. Although Pastor Rodney states that his church was cleaned and all staff were taking precautions it still goes against the Hernando County order of having any gathering be less than ten people.