I spoke to family in North West London. England. UK. It is snowing hard.
They are in lockdown and can go out only for food. We did a video call on mobile phones. It was just like being in the room with them.
I said, "What you need is snow shoes, like in Newfoundland, Canada".
They can go to hospitals for maternity checkups, or giving birth. If they can get there. What about the family in Singapore? They are enjoying tropical heat. Aren't they?
Singapore
Meanwhile, over in Singapore it has rainy periods on an off in the afternoons. It is pleasantly cool. Not the dreadful humidity and oppressive heat of summer.
The vaccinations for seniors are scheduled to start mid-February.
Many of the older blocks of flats have a maid's room with a toilet, shower and sink. Some people have converted this into a kitchen, and the kitchen into a larger living area or second living room or dining room. I am wondering if lockdown continues worldwide, will we start converting rooms into study bedrooms to let out. Or turn all bedrooms into study bedrooms.
If you are over fifty, you can set up separate bedrooms and separate study areas, whilst you are still healthy, so that if one person is sick or isolated, you can have desks in separate rooms and separate sleeping areas.
What does Singapore need/ What does the world need, if people are going to work from home?
Converting Homes
Homes need a balcony so people can have fresh air, get vitamin D from sunlight. and grow fruit and vegetables.
Corridors need one way systems or dividers.
Store rooms need to be converted into office spaces or meeting rooms, or broadcasting rooms, like one person offices, to protect workers' privacy.
Converting Offices
With so many offices and businesses and shops closing down or having people working from home, will the opposite happen? Offices will have to be converted into dwellings, with kitchens and bathrooms. And a convenience store for food and cleaning materials on the ground floor. Maybe a doctor's office, testing centere and drug dispensary on the ground floor. Maybe a teacher's room, so the teacher can work online and does not have to reveal her home.
But will Covid go on, where, and for how long? Who is looking at the problem, worldwide?
John Hopkins Univerity in the USA has Covid statistics and forums.
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About the Author
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
