Week 7 of Coronavirus 'Staycation'

In the news:

"With the virus largely contained in China, life is slowly returning to normal there. Lockdowns have eased while some schools and factories have reopened.

But the country's top medical adviser, Dr. Zhong Nanshan, tells CNN that a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections remains a "big challenge." That's because we don't know whether people develop immunity to the virus after contracting it.

There have been worrying signs. Most recently, eight sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for the virus a second time.

Zhong also confirmed that local authorities in Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first reported in December, suppressed key details about the magnitude of the initial outbreak. "At the very beginning they kept silent, and then I said probably we have (a larger) number of people being infected," he said.

Fresh clusters of cases have emerged across China recently. On Friday more than 8,000 people were quarantined in and around Shulan, in the northeastern province of Jilin.

Fears of a potential second wave have also rattled South Korea, where confirmed cases believed to be linked to Seoul's nightclub cluster rose to 168 today.

Many from the country's LGBTQ community, which still faces discrimination in South Korea, frequent the nightclubs. And fears of having their sexuality outed have kept some patrons who were potentially exposed from coming forward.

As global leaders weigh the risk of second waves of infections with the need to reopen their economies, people are increasingly losing patience. Protests against lockdown measures spread this weekend in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom." {CNN.com}

~ My Thoughts:

Every week, it seems, the whole Coronavirus thing just gets worse and worse. My state has had approximately 85 thousand confirmed cases and nearly 6 thousand deaths. It's really starting to be painful knowing we won't be comfortably going out in public without worrying about anyone being contaiminated/needing to wear a mask. I will be going into my school today to drop off my textbooks and clean out my locker. It's unfortunate because this was my first year at this new school, and I won't even be able to finish the school year. It will be nice going in at the same time as some of my friends, so I may be able to say a quick 'Hello'. However, it will also be depressing in a way, seeing my school at its worst. All we can do at this point is keep our fingers crossed we'll be able to go back to school next year. I was fortunate enough to make in enough time this week to finish Fangirl, my featured book of the month. I really enjoyed it, and would give it 4.5/5 stars and a PG-13 rating. My family and I have also been getting really into binging 'The Avengers' movies. Do any of you have a favourite Avengers character? My personal favourite is Iron Man, but I honestly think I'm the most like the Hulk! I took a quiz {check it out here if you want to take it as well} and I got Hawkeye. If any of you want to talk about the Avengers, or just want to say 'Hi', send in a comment, below, and I should respond within a few days of receiving it!

I hope you all had a good week! Remember to stay safe and spend quality time with friends! I will have a new post on Friday, if you want to check out my last post, I have it linked here! Have another great week, my fellow readers!