Day Two Hundred and Eighty-two

Feest Isolation Days – 21 December

There is a new Tier. It goes along with a new mutated virus.  Apparently the latest Covid 19 mutation is 70 per cent more likely to be transferred between people than the old virus.  Boris looked wan and quite depleted when he gave the country the news at the press conference on Saturday. Tier Four effectively is a Lockdown in London and the South East where the virus is running rampant.

In addition, Boris announced that the entire country is to halt the daft plans to have a five day break over Christmas with three households allowed to meet.  Now, the rules say you can meet, but only on one day, Christmas Day, and no overnight stays. 

Professor Chris Whitty when asked what people should do who were planning on going away said, unpack your bags.  Many, many, irresponsible people didn’t listen.  Instead they raced to get out of the city and caused huge jams of people in terminals and on the roads.  Their selfishness knows no bounds.  Christmas isn’t cancelled, it’s just going to be different.  As the Scientists keep telling us, wait until next year to celebrate with Granny and Grandad.  If you do wait then they might still be here. People are asymptomatic and unknowingly infecting those around them, especially indoors.  Matt Hancock the Health Secretary says everyone should behave as though they have the virus.  If too many people keep flouting the rules everyone might just get it!

Here at Chez Feest, we are bedded in and waiting for the vaccines to help end the pandemic.  There is an app you can use to discover when you are likely to get the Pfizer vaccine. https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/vaccine-queue-uk

Those over 65 will be jabbed mostly before the end of January.  It would appear that the Oxford vaccine will be with us from sometime just after Christmas, which would speed things up further.  Hang in there people, help is coming!

Be sensible and do Christmas as well as you can. Use the phone, What’s App, Face Time, Zoom, whatever you need to be in touch with your loved ones.  Stay safe.  The vaccine is coming.  So is Christmas!  Appreciate those nearest and dearest.  If you are lucky enough to be outside of London and the South East, go to a garden and visit a couple of friends outside.  That’s still possible. 

Keep going… not long now….

My amaryllis display for our eyes only…

Enjoy!

With love,

Kathy x