Tuesday
28th January, 2020 1345
Hahaha!
I went on Monday to buy a mask from the jing jo shop seeing as he had
tried to sell me one the day before and guess what – sold out!
Then
Brenda called me from the office. It's a holiday but by all accounts
she had been asked to work so as to check on the foreigners. I assume
foreign students too. I told her I was in Wuhan but sadly she is
beginning to understand my brand of humour.
Nice
to know they care but I suspect it's only so they don't get into
trouble for letting us die in their employ. But it did give me chance
to confirm a couple of things. One, that school doesn't start until
22nd
February (stunned me, seeing as Chizhou are due to restart the 8th)
although as that's a Saturday I'm not sure if we would work the
weekend or wait until the Monday. I also found out the school are
waiting for government instructions as to whether to open or not,
something I have been wondering myself, what with so many people in
close proximity. It was also confirmed that what I had heard was true
– the Peace Corps are discontinuing sending volunteers to China.
According to Brenda, Khloe who originally as they all do, signed up
for a two year stint will be going home in summer and there will be
no PCVs in China. Great news for me, it will mean a severe shortage
of native English speakers in the universities in Lanzhou and my
desirability should be enhanced. The decision was taken some time ago
so it has nothing to do with the “contagion” and everything I
think to do with Trump. I suppose I should thank him.
It
does make me ponder on the question “If I had gone to Wuhan for a
holiday and was now locked in, who would pay for the hotel?” I'd
probably end up on the streets.
Having
said that, Brenda informed me the number of cases here in Lanzhou is
now up to eight. I have to rely on the Chinese for this sort of news
as it's not on the media I use.
I
read today that should UK nationals be repatriated from Wuhan they
will be quarantined for a fortnight. At home, voluntarily. That will
work!
Meanwhile,
here:
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