Hi all,
So here in Israel We currently have 5591 people diagnosed with the Covid-19, 97 of them in serious/critical condition and 21 died. Almost all of the dead were 70-98 year old. One of the guys in serious condition is a 23 year old athlete with no prior medical conditions.
Outside, it's a near-total shutdown. We're allowed to leave home to go to grocery stores, pharmacies or to get urgent medical help, 85% of the economy is closed, and the maximum permitted distance for taking a walk is 100m from your house. My wife and I have managed to not get fired even though we both work in travel; someone needs to clean up the colossal mess and handle all the cancellations. We currently work from home; to be sure, it sucks. Our pay took a hit (wifey is down to 5 working days per week instead of 6, I lost the upsale bonuses since no one's buying anything) but we're staying afloat. It pays to be on the less glamorous, more technical side of the travel business. Trouble is, we just moved to a much more expensive new apartment and spent a huge amount of money buying furniture and appliances; if we lose one or both jobs now we have no financial cushion at all. Israel currently has close to 1 million people on unemployment pay out of 9 million population, and as neither of us has the skills or constitution for physical jobs like construction and neither of us has a driving license to freelance as delivery guys, taking our chances on the job market would suck big time.
So here in Israel We currently have 5591 people diagnosed with the Covid-19, 97 of them in serious/critical condition and 21 died. Almost all of the dead were 70-98 year old. One of the guys in serious condition is a 23 year old athlete with no prior medical conditions.
Outside, it's a near-total shutdown. We're allowed to leave home to go to grocery stores, pharmacies or to get urgent medical help, 85% of the economy is closed, and the maximum permitted distance for taking a walk is 100m from your house. My wife and I have managed to not get fired even though we both work in travel; someone needs to clean up the colossal mess and handle all the cancellations. We currently work from home; to be sure, it sucks. Our pay took a hit (wifey is down to 5 working days per week instead of 6, I lost the upsale bonuses since no one's buying anything) but we're staying afloat. It pays to be on the less glamorous, more technical side of the travel business. Trouble is, we just moved to a much more expensive new apartment and spent a huge amount of money buying furniture and appliances; if we lose one or both jobs now we have no financial cushion at all. Israel currently has close to 1 million people on unemployment pay out of 9 million population, and as neither of us has the skills or constitution for physical jobs like construction and neither of us has a driving license to freelance as delivery guys, taking our chances on the job market would suck big time.
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