Flu

Elderly parishioner sheltering
in our church hall

The flu bug is around. And one old guy in our house is with it for over 2 weeks now ... refuses to stay in his room and has now affected one third of my community. Me included. I had a high fever, sore throat and lost my voice since yesterday. The head is all stuffy and muddled. I tested for Covid. Negative. But I'll stay in room so as not to infect others. 

Our friars continue their tireless work with the thousands of refugees sheltering in our churches and schools; feeding them and providing blankets against the cold. The elderly are most vulnerable now. Since the 2 quakes yesterday, more families are coming for shelter because their houses that survived the first quake, have cracked due to the 2nd and 3rd. Pray for them.

Jerusalem has been rocked by tens of thousands of Israelis flocking to the PM's house to protest his attempt to override the Supreme Court's powers. That way the pending court trial against him for corruption would be overruled, as would other cases against other ministers; or convicted ministers can come back to serve in parliament; or laws against arabs or others be curbed. It's a very scary prospect for all minorities as our rights can overnight be cancelled.

But yesterday there was one more protest and riot ... by ultra-orthodox Jews against the police for arresting one of their own because their vandalised a cellphone shop that is not kosher. The City center was at a standstill as traffic and tramways were blocked by thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews.

All these balagan (chaos) ... and it's not even summer yet!