I’m fairly confident that I did not bring the Covid19 back to Australia with me and so I am really not too concerned. My brother in law started to feel a little bit ill just after I arrived; this is a common effect that I have on people so it’s perfectly normal. He has a snotty nose and I have more chance of catching a bug from him. He called his doctor and then he informed them that I was here and so I got a referral to go to the pathology for a Covid19 test.
I walked in and immediately I was in “Leper” mode. The staff kept their distance and ushered me into a small room which had two doors and they quickly closed them while they went and prepared themselves with Hazmat and rubber gloves.
The young girl came in and apparently I am the second such person in this area to be tested. The test is painless, they take a swab of your snot in both nostrils just to be sure and then another from the back of your throat which is a little bit unpleasant and it feels like you want to bring up your breakfast. So the young girl thanked me for keeping my breakfast down and then it was all over. I was thinking that they had to take blood but no they just need a few bodily fluids to see if you are part of this pandemic.
After we returned home we had coffee and then I went for a walk around the block. The house is located on the edge of town and so there are very few people around which makes it easy to go for a walk without running into anyone. I have to quarantine for two weeks and I am not too fussed about this because I am happy just to sit around on the back deck, read a book, do some exercise or just eat.
I’m still trying to understand why so many people are panicking and acting like total arseholes. I have been in China for the last two years and I never saw any of this kind of behaviour at our local supermarkets in the last few months. Maybe on the first week of lockdown there were a few items missing from shelves, but I left on the 14th of March and up till then I could go to the shops and buy what I wanted without any problems, even toilet paper was available. Mind you most of the other businesses were closed but you could order takeaway from one or two places.
The behaviour that has been on display both here and in the UK and other countries is fascinating and I think it’s a pity that the Coronavirus doesn’t target the stupid instead of the weak. The world would be a much better place if we could cull the stupid bastards from society.
And so I will finish my quarantine on the 29th of March and then I will be free to wander around and see firsthand the madness that is out there, can’t wait……….