4/27/20 Weixuan Wu PD 5

Weixuan Wu 

4/27/20

Period 5

Sophomores 2020 

Blogger #28

What is like working from home?

I think working from home is enjoyable for many reasons. Firstly, I can get more work done. As long as I have a checklist of what I’m planning to get done, I'm more productive when I’m working from home. Second, I can get more sleep. Before, I needed to wake up at 6:30 everyday inorder to get to school on time, but now I can wake up at 8:30 and still get my work done. Lastly, I get to spend more time with my family. Before, I barely had time to chat with my family because we don’t usually have dinner together. Now, I get to chat with my family when we have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. However, there are issues when you work from home. For example, you are more dependent on your electronic devices. Since every assignment was done on an iPad, I found that my average screen time reached 13 hours per day over the past month. If this crisis continues, I might need glasses for the rest of my life. 

What are the updates around the world/ community regarding the virus?

Currently, Covid-19 has infected more than 2.9 million people and killed at least 206,000 people worldwide. There are 967,585 reported cases and 54,931 deaths in the U.S. New York, as the peak of this criss, reported 288,045 confirmed cases.(https://apple.news/A_R4dopFQRQulXvHMhehAHA) Despite the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases, anti- Lockdown protests spread across the country. More than 20 states had participated in this protest. Protesters expressed a financial need to return to work, and the need for freedom.

Your own personal feelings and thoughts about what is happening right now?

I find what is happening right now scary and worrying. In New York, hundreds of lives were taken away by the same cause everyday. They were not just numbers, the side effects were astronomical, many children lost both of their parents due to Coronavirus. People died from other health issues because they worried about going to the hospital and getting infected. 

Although I do understand the financial need to return to work, I found public gathering without a mask alarming. Protestors are increasing the risk of themselves and their family getting infected by the Coronavirus. Personally, is the spread of the virus that kept me at home, I would stay at home even without the Lockdown. 

On April 27, The president of New Zealand declared that the nation had defeated the coronavirus for the present and won the ‘battle”. The government announced lifting most of the restrictions previously imposed due to coronavirus. Hopefully more countries will be able to declare this news, and we will be able to return to school soon. (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/27/845304917/new-zealand-says-it-has-won-battle-against-covid-19)