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   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    AH>  And you? I hear Moscow is affected as well... (sigh).   
      
    ak>  For a while I am well.   
      
      
              Glad to hear it.  Thus far... touch wood... so are we.   
      
              Ex-Brits may say "knock on wood", but the meaning is the same.  The   
   objective is to frighten off evil spirits who enjoy messing with success.  :-)   
      
      
      
    ak>  Although, I think that deaths from a long quarantine   
    ak>  can be more numerable than from the virus. Working was   
    ak>  the thing that kept relatives apart. (black humour :).   
      
      
              Yes, we've heard other comments to much the same effect.  :-))   
      
      
      
    ak>  The most crazy thing in it is that Putin has imposed   
    ak>  the same measures across all Russia.   
      
      
              That may not be such a bad idea.  We heard about a guy who returned   
   to the Northwest Territories after a trip through BC & Alberta... and infected   
   others in his home town.  Population density is not the only risk factor.  ;-)   
      
      
      
    ak>  I even heard a story about a man who stroll alone along   
    aK>  the sea, and he was caught by the police, for violating   
    ak>  self isolation. ;-)   
      
      
              Hmm.  The difference between quarantine & self-isolation, AFAIC, is   
   that if you're quarantined you may not leave your home for any reason.  If you   
   are voluntarily self-isolating the degree of strictness is more flexible.  You   
   can shop for groceries or take a walk as long as you remain at a safe distance   
   (currently defined as 6 feet or 2 metres) from anybody who doesn't live in the   
   same household.  Or you can eagerly accept a friend's offer to add a few items   
   to their shopping cart & deliver them to your place on their way home....  :-)   
      
      
      
    ak>  Thank God, for a while it is a house arrest. But the   
    ak>  measures are crazy and excessive. As Putin says "we   
    ak>  react in advance".   
      
      
              Another bit of gallows humour:   
      
     Q.  (looking at the family dog)  Mom, why are humans wearing muzzles?   
     A.  Because they're not bright enough to learn "sit" and "stay".   
      
   What seems excessive to some folk may not be to others.  Awhile ago the police   
   in Victoria BC responded to complaints from the neighbours about a noisy party   
   which continued until well after 11:00 PM.  The participants were fined.  Some   
   apparently felt they deserved a treat after being good for a few days....  :-Q   
      
      
      
    ak>  Although we have now quite many infected people and   
    ak>  a very low death rate among them. But nobody pays   
    aK>  attention at the statistics.   
      
      
              I find the statistics confusing at times because we still have much   
   to learn about this disease.  But there's some evidence that the death rate is   
   lower in jurisdictions where the authorities have been more proactive....  :-)   
      
      
      
    AH>  The distinction is often overlooked in news   
    AH>  reports.... :-))   
      
    ak>  The difference is probably in the way how Canadians   
    ak>  and Russians understand the verb "advise". ;-)   
      
      
              Perhaps.  A lot may depend on how the police interpret what they've   
   been told to do as well.  But we have rules which apply to everyone regardless   
   of their apparent state of health.  Nail & hair salons are closed because they   
   can't keep a safe distance between the staff & the customers.  Restaurants are   
   open for takeout only.  Access to public beaches & parks is a lot more limited   
   than it was a few weeks ago, because too many people weren't paying attention.   
   And when BC's chief medical officer was asked about a "suggestion" which she'd   
   made she replied tersely "That's not a suggestion, that's an order"... [grin].   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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