Life On Hold.

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OK, it's official. Society has been put on hold here in Finland due to the Corona (COVID-19) virus.

For the first time since the end of WWII the Finnish government has declared a state of emergency and activated emergency power legislation which has severe restrictions on peoples freedom to gather and move freely. Two basic freedoms that are the basis of our democracy.

The government has banned gatherings of more than 10 people and closed down museums, theaters, libraries, swimming pools and other public services.

This has been don in an effort to reduce the spread of the infection. At this point we are not looking at stopping it, but to reduce the peak so that our health care system can handle it.

If your country is taking similar actions, please abide them. By reducing the peak of infected people the people who get the worst symptoms can get all the help they need from health care. There's no need for panic, but the disease needs to be treated with utmost respect.

Now for myself this means that I'll likely soon be taking my day job home as I work for a city government and all non-critical personnel are ordered to work at home if possible.

I'm not really worried about myself but I am worried about my elderly parents and relatives, so it's important to do our best to avoid being in physical contact with people in risk groups.

I'm counting my blessings as I do have my online business to fall back to and I have a stable job. Many people are worried about their jobs and companies are already going bankrupt because people aren't using services. The economic impact will be devastating.

I'm sad that we will very likely have to cancel our 4 month trip to Europe this fall because there are bound to be aftershock effects and limitations of travel. But this is a small price to pay for safety. I'm grateful to live in a country with a very effective health care system and government that takes this threat seriously.

But now is not the time to feel sorry for ourselves. Now is the time to look after the less fortunate and ensure the safety and order of society!

For my site I've noticed a huge drop in my traffic on the website that recently had over 500% of growth.



I guess I hit a lucky keyword like I suspected. But I'm also wondering if the pandemic is affecting traffic a lot. I would guess people are Googling different things than normally in times like these. Have you had fluctuations in your traffic?

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Good evening Jukka,

Stay safe, this will pass and Europe will not run away so you can make your trip at a later date.

Greetings from the south of Spain,

Taetske

Thanks for the encouraging words Taetske! I know Europe will be there. The thing that bothers me the most is that we had the whole year planned work and other life-wise. I know I won't get a similar 4-month sabbatical from work any time soon so it's a missed opportunity. I guess I just have to earn enough through my online business!

Yes, that is a shame. But most importantly is staying safe and healthy.

Greetings from the south of Spain,

Taetske

I hope your traffic comes back to you I’m sure it will. These are obviously unusual times where we all have to expect the unexpected. Like you said, we will get past this. Keep safe x

Thanks Alexandra! I'm sure it will. I kinda knew it was a fluke but I was hoping for the best. I'm not going to stress about traffic until I hit my 400 post quota so I guess I have a year's worth of work ahead of me...

The province I live in has also declared a state of emergency today. We have all the same rules that you have listed here.

I know for some this is a hassle but we need to all come together (as far apart as we can) and understand that they're doing this for us, for our health and healthcare system.

They got over the pandemic in 1918, we'll get over this, too. We're much more equipped than they were back then and even though there were millions of deaths (which was most likely due to healthcare being as advanced as it is today) but they still got passed it.

Near and far, we must pull together and cooperate as an entire world, not just provinces and countries at this point.

All the best, Jukka!

Melissa

Yeah the Spanish Flu was definitely something devastating back in the day. Our healthcare can save most of the people with severe symptoms IF health care is available. That's why it's important to slow down the spread of the disease. All the best to you too Melissa!

Yup, too bad some still don't listen or care. We need to all stick together through this for spreading to slow down and not impact the healthcare systems

Thank you for the real-time update on what's happening in your country currently.

I've been checking in with friends all over the globe and, waiting for a few to get back into the states from overseas.

I hope your traffic picks up again soon!

Thanks Pyre! I think it's important to spread the news around the world but I guess it's pretty much the same all over. Except in the few countries that have it real bad like Italy, Spain and Iran. Let's hope the precautions will spare the rest of the world.

I think it's important as well! We may all be going through different levels of craziness but, I appreciate everyone sharing what is going on in the 'now' globally.

My friend crossed the Mexican border the other day in five minutes then today, it was 2 hours, 25 people at a time and all had to be 6ft apart.

For me, it just feels better that we all share what we are going through and to let your loved ones know we are all here for each other and, our respective communities.

I share your sentiment and, really hope we can all make the difference to slow the spread

wise words

Thanks!

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