A Rhapsode's journal

One year ago, most of the countries worldwide were in three different situations facing Covid-19: there were a peak of infections or it was just arriving, or the country already had a tool to control the spread. A year ago, these three scenarios can be seen in Colombia, New Zealand, and China. The situation in which these countries are nowadays, are based on how they managed the initial outbreak and its follow up. Let us start in the first appearance of the virus; Wuhan, China. By march of 2020, the Chinese government already had 4 months forward in comparison with other countries in restrictions, and countermeasures. They already were in stage 3 of control of the spread. By now, the intense fight against Sars-Cov-2 was already won, malls started to reopen and the foreshadows of an imminent hecatomb, were now a last night nightmare. Millions of deaths were prevented after the countermeasures implemented by NHC (National Health Commission of the People´s Republic of China). Which were t...

Around a year ago, it all began. A total lockdown have been applied to all Colombian population. Uncertainty was common those days in all areas. Panic was the main player in our minds, making us buy irrational quantities of toilet paper, wondering until when we will be locked in our houses. We all were worried about what wwould go next, are we all going to die? is the food we have enough? is everyone going to turn into some kind of zombies? do we have enough supplies for an everlasting lockdown? Questions that we all set in our minds once. At first glance, it was a relief, happiness not to have classes for a week. Mini vacation time! we all thought. What we did not know was that all staff of the university was doing their best to get us into virtuality and not interrupt our learning process. Virtual classes were great! You can sleep more, you can attend them in pajamas, eat, not paying attention without the pressure that the teacher would see you not attending him, then, you can be bac...