Normality restored ... to some degree

Library reading room

The university library is finally opened to registered students ... and the logistics are more demanding than we imagined. From the moment students enter the main gate they are tested for fever, then hand-washing with alcohol, change of masks, social distancing, quarantining of books ... Then there is the cleaning of toilets, 5 floors of library, 2 elevators. And we have no workers yet so I have to do everything alone.

Practically everything is open again ... from houses of worship to restaurants and beaches. We're only required to wear masks and keep distancing in crowds. However people are flouting these rules ... imaging that the pandemic is over. This is the most dangerous time when false security will spread the virus through asymptomatic carriers. I am not taking any chances and continue to wear the mask whenever I go out. It's terrible that those who seem unaffected by the virus do not consider themselves possibly carrying the virus and can spread it to others. Civic-mindedness in this part of the world is almost non-existent. Personal rights come first for many israelis and looking good comes first for the arabs.

Sunrise today

Since the re-opening after lockdown, 4 schools have been closed and students quarantined because 1 student came to school infected with the virus. So not everything is 100% guaranteed.

My bp shot up yesterday to 158/85. I guess it was due to the stress of reopening the library. Over 30 students had come ... some with no masks and all not observing social distancing. That really got me fired up. Made a complain to the dean's office. One more time with such care-less behaviour and I'll kick them all out.