Hello Hive friends,
It has been one year since the world health organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic.
"We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. " WHO director remarks at media briefing March 11, 2020
What does a sign say about a place or a people or a time? I have been especially interested in the messaging that I have seen. What do the signs look like where you are?
From the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tucson
From the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix.
Downtown Tucson and the Sonoran Desert Museum
Temporary Shortened Menu a.k.a COVID menu from the Pita Jungle restaurant
This past month the more of the general public has been able to get the COVID vaccine. Arizona is doing a phased approach.
Phase 1A which includes Healthcare workers and EMS
Prioritized 1B which includes Healthcare workers, emergency medical Services workers, Long-term Care facilities staff and residents, Education and Childcare workers and Adults 55 or older
Later in Phase 1B
By age (64-16 with underlying medical conditions) and essential workers which include food and agriculture, grocery and convenience store, US postal service, manufacturing workers public transit workers, state and local government workers and funeral home workers. 1
I have a feeling that opinions about vaccinations will be even more polarizing than masks.
Here are some happy pictures from my travels
Numbers as of March 11, 2021
Source
World
Confirmed: 118M
Recovered: 66.9M
Deaths: 2.62M
United States
Confirmed: 29.2M
Recovered:
Deaths: 529K
Arizona
Confirmed: 829K
Recovered:
Deaths: 16,404
Numbers as of Feb 11, 2021
Source
World
Confirmed: 107M
Recovered: 60.1M
Deaths: 2.36M
United States
Confirmed: 27.3M
Recovered:
Deaths: 471K
Arizona
Confirmed: 790K
Recovered:
Deaths: 14,507
COVID19 monthly updates
I have been doing a monthly recap and journal of what has happened in my life and the world in regards to COVID19.
At the beginning of the crisis I was so interested to know what was happening in other parts of the world and thought some might like to know about things here in Arizona.
On March 13, 2020 I posted Times of change and uncertainty. A couple of days after the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 is officially a pandemic and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency.
On April 14, 2020 I posted Share My World: Thoughts on COVID19 about working from home, ASU moving to online instruction and some of the alerts and numbers of cases.
On May 14, 2020 I posted Monthly COVID19 update about wearing masks, social distancing and graduation online.
On June 19, 2020 I posted My life amid the Coronavirus about my second trip to Utah, a visit from Sara Quinney Jones, the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter and how masks are now mandatory in Arizona.
On July 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 Monthly Journal about all the zoom meetings, question about ASU in the fall, how I was doing a lot of family history work and my new stylish face coverings.
On August 24, 2020 I posted Community of Care named after ASU's campaign response to COVID19, which also includes testing for all students and staff and daily check ins, my awesome friends that I am connecting with via Marco Polo, and a family trip to Glacier National Park in Montana.
On September 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 Update-- 6 months
on how nice it was to do somethings outside and still having to do a lot online.
On October 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 update--October 13, 2020 which was short and mentioned that I went to the park for a picnic and work is still online.
On November 14, 2020 I posted Conflict and Compassion It was a busy month with traveling to Tennessee and the US presidential election. I also had my first real conflict with someone regarding mask wearing.
On December 13, 2020 I posted Documenting COVID19 which was a short update.
On January 13, 2021 I posted COVID19 update- Eventful month about the people that I was able to see in person and the people I saw online (VR) at HiveFest, how ASU started the spring semester with mostly online classes, the storming of US Capital and the high tensions and political divide, and my sweet friend Ora's death.
On February 13, 2021 I posted 11 months about the things that ASU is doing with testing and check in and going to the theater with Calvin.
