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Documenting COVID-19 in Niagara

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I agree:

Yes

Date:

20 April 2020

Answer 1 - Work/School:

This year I took a sabbatical from work to reestablish connections in Canada. I could no longer meet new people and start new projects

Answer 2 - At Home:

reading, gardening, cooking, yoga, speaking with friends, listening to podcasts and watching TV

Answer 3 - Concerns:

getting sick, mother getting sick, not finding a new job after
opening up society too soon
people in St .Catharines not respecting physical distancing, seeing people open the gates to parks.
lack of leadership from MP and local politicans

Answer 4 - Infected?:

yes. uncertain and fear

Answer 5 - Media Coverage:

radio is valuable. CBC does not report anything outside of Toronto

Answer 6 - Leadership:

what leadership? I have major concerns about our Acting Medical Officer of Public Health. Our Mayor seems to have left everything to the federal and provincial governments. MP left all to the Mayor. .I contacted both and they said it was the responsibility of the other. At the provincial and national leadership, I have more confidence though messaging has been poor.

Answer 7 - End?:

when there is a vaccine. we need to be very careful about opening up too soon. There is not enough knowledge yet to understand this virus and whether antibodies are enough to protect longer term.

Answer 8 - Thoughts:

any world event of this magnitude brings fundamental change. While too early to tell, we must all realize that there will new a new way of working/living - a new normal. We cannot ignore that. .

Location:

St Catharines

Publish Online:

No
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