Coronavirus: A Bad Dream?
Another day during the Coronavirus Pandemic, and the kids are still home from school for a 4-day weekend. Taiwan has so far avoided a national lockdown. The growth of new COVID-19 cases in Taiwan is steady, at nine new cases yesterday. Enforced quarantines on the sick seem to still be working. Citizens are wearing masks in public places and standing in lines to get their weekly allotment of masks. Restaurants and business are still open, as practical measures are in place to keep the risk minimized. Staying at home, letting our kids be weaned on a steady diet of XBox, YouTube and Netflix seems unreasonable and irresponsible at this time, so we decided to take our dog out to find a scenic nature area to enjoy a walk. We drove our scooters to explore a forested area in Guantien District of Tainan City. There was plenty of space to stretch our legs without needing to get too close to crowds. Most of the hikers did have masks on. We enjoyed a fresh pineapple chopped up by a local ...