I have been living in Rome since February 1, together with three other students like me: two Spaniards and one French woman. February was very calm. No one thought about the virus, life went on as usual. It is interesting that until the official statements about the quarantine, few people voluntarily stayed at home: until the last one, no one wanted to believe that the problem was serious enough. The weather was just getting better; people were walking in full swing. And it was at this moment that the most terrible thing happened: in the North of Italy, a "boom" of infection was formed. Everything developed so quickly that people really started to panic. Then began the official announcement of the closure of museums, churches, shops.
As the number of cases increased, I read more and more materials about the disease to calm down and soberly assess the situation, trying to figure out what's what, because now from all sides you hear someone's opinions, inflated stories, many, many numbers, the words "dead" and so on. There is too much information, you need to understand where the truth is, and where - so to speak, the other side of the truth. In General, it was really scary at first, but after reading the research of the same World Health Organization, it becomes clear that you just need to respect and follow the rules.
I remember one evening when Spain issued a statement about closing its borders and returning its students back to their homeland. Until then, I was completely calm, but when it came to the borders, I felt a little uneasy. This uncertainty was very frightening: how, what, when I get home, maybe I should go back...
Now everything is calm. I have been studying distance learning for a month now. At first there were a lot of things to do in quarantine. At the moment, the opposite is true: there is nothing left to do, but there is hope for the best.
However, we all agree on one thing: the virus is there and is not going anywhere yet. We stay at home so that the sick curve becomes flatter. I think everyone has heard of this term by now. Fewer cases - more free resources to save patients.
In fact, everything is really good. Every day, the neighbors turn their music up to full volume for the rest of us. A couple of songs end with an Italian anthem. Very cute. Sometimes, in addition to music, you can hear people shouting: "Viva Italia" and see them waving flags. Everything is very positive.
Created / Updated: 18 January 2022 / 18 January 2022
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