Isolation, distancing, lockdown.

Isolation, distancing, lockdown, call it what you will but as we know it basically means staying at home all day every day and only going out for essential things.

The biggest issue with this is what's essential? Governments around the world have given different advice and have rushed through various new laws. Police forces are interpreting the advice differently as are the general population.

I'm in Morocco where the advice is to stay in all the time except going out for essential shopping, work and medical needs. We are in a small village where lots of people are out on nonessential trips. 

We have had no advice from the government that we can go out for some daily excersise like in the UK and Ireland. We have been taking a short walk most days as there is so much open space here that it is easy to avoid someone in the unlikely event you see someone.

It has now been made compulsory in Morocco to wear a face mask when outside. Most people in the village are only wearing one when in close proximity to another person like in the shop but some are not even doing that.

I'm all for self-governence but what I have seen during this crisis is two things. Firstly people need proper advice and guidance from medical professionals and scientists. Most of us have little or no understanding of viruses and what we should or shouldn't be doing. There needs to be clear messages based on science not politicians spinning a half truth or not listening to professionals.

Secondly, people just don't think it will happen to them are dillusional or are just plain stupid. So many people around us are still socialising, meeting new people and not taking this crisis very seriously. They seem to generally fall into three groups; The people that think they are infallible and they will not catch it and even if they do they will get no symptoms and will not pass it on to anyone vunerable. The people that seem to actually think they are being cautious and socially distancing but in fact are meeting new people and the only difference in their behaviour is banging fists instead of shaking hands and not sharing a smoke! Lastly are people who just don't get it, I can only think sadly that they are stupid.

Thanks for reading :)