What did COVID-19 look like?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison started lockdown on the evening of 22nd of March 2020 with non essential services including pubs, clubs and restaurants closed.

Later that week, states shut their borders to non essential travellers.

By the end of March severe restrictions were in place, including a law banning people from being outside their homes except for four essential reasons (work, groceries, exercise and medical reasons).

The Queen addressed the nation at 8pm on 5th April.

6th April, beaches around Australia have started to close.

Petrol prices dropped to around 89 cents per litre (from $1.50p/l).

Schools in NSW and VIC closed as education departments implement new procedures to deal with the spread of coronavirus.  Remote learning is in place.

Self distancing measures required.

Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers from each other.

Limited shopping hours therefore lineups out side shop doors.

Non essential stores and businesses mandated closed.

People who can work from home must work from home.

Park, trails entire cities closed or restricted to local

Entire sports seasons cancelled

Tokyo olympics postponed to 2021

Concerts, tours, festivals cancelled

Wedding and funerals limited to less than 10 attendants

Churches closed

No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20, then 10, then Don't socialise with anyone outside of your home.

Shortage of masks, gowns for frontline workers and ventilators for critically ill in many parts of the world.

Refrigerated trucks for the dead outside hospitalise the USA, Italy, Spain,China and more.

Panic buying sets in, we have limits on toilet paper, staple food and hand sanitiser.

fines of $1652 for people breaking lockdown rules.

All schools in Australia are now working remotely from home. All kids in Victoria will be able to say they were homeschooled for 2.5 months!

Press conferences daily from PM

We don't see anyone (family or friends) for 2 months.

On the upside, life slows down and we spend more quality time together as a family.

Barely anyone on the roads, businesses close down and massive job loss

Shopping centers are like ghost towns.

So far over 300,000 deaths globally and over 4.5 million cases of COVID-19

Australia has been lucky, with only 7000 cases so far and 100 deaths. We are believe it or not the "Lucky country".

This week restrictions have slowly started lifting.

I have taken time out of working from home and homeschooling today to document this because one day my great grandkids may read this and be able to identify with a small piece of history from their Great Granny Em!