A Lot of People Went Back to Work Today
By Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
Philippines
May 18, 2020 5:08am CST
Although we are still in quarantine, a lot of people went back to their jobs today. It sounds very risky to me. But they have to earn a living so off they go! The only problem is, it only takes one infected person to make everybody out there to get sick.
I wonder why they have to isolate everybody and then be in quarantine if they will risk other people's health now anyway.
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21 responses
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
Exactly my point! It shouldn't even be placed if they will just decide that they already had enough and just go out even if it's not safe.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
20 May 20
@DianneN It seems that they're only thinking about themselves. What if they contacted with the virus and infect everyone in their area?
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
18 May 20
I think what is lacking with the quarantine we have is the mass testing so that anyone with the virus will be detected en masse and the government can do the necessary solutions to those detected positive. But our government wasn’t able to do that because of lack of resources to afford it. With that we only detect those that have the symptoms and we couldn’t know if there are asymptomatic out there that is a health risk too of spreading the virus unintentionally.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@cherriefic Yeah that would have been effective when we were under quarantine where people where not moving around so they can easily pinpoint the problem while we were immobile. Now the government is passing on to the employers to do the testing on their employees. That is just too late that people are starting to move around again
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@rsa101 They leave it to the private sectors already. That means we're on our own now.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
They should've allowed budget for that than to give subsidy that the poor people didn't even get.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
24 May 20
@cherriefic Yes they are. And here we get such conflicting informaiton. Stay home. Go to work. Self Isolate. No cases...
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
25 May 20
@saundyl It's confusing already. But we don't have so much choice for now.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
Everybody is torn between what they have to do.
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@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
19 May 20
I guess rapid mass testing is necessary for now while there is no cure yet,so everyone will be aware of their conditions and will be able to contain the spread of virus as every detected positive one can be treated properly.It's really scary, our health and economy are being compromised.Each livelihood is greatly affected. Do we have a choice?
(sigh)
(sigh)
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
I don't think so. They said that they will leave it to the private sectors. Good luck to us!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 May 20
That is my point. The quarantine is silly. If the virus will be her for a long time then the earlier we learn to cope, the better. Why quarantine people when after some months you will make them go out to work. It is like we just wasted the 2 months of lockdown.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
Exactly my point! It's like suddenly decided that we can't afford being in quarantine so it's okay to get out again.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 May 20
@cherriefic let's hope that there will be enough jobs for everyone otherwise recession will make us hungry.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@Alexandoy Hopefully. At least get something good out of it.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
22 May 20
I agree. I can understand that people need to earn a living, but I also think it's far too risky
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
22 May 20
The cases are increasing still everyday so I think it's not a good idea to send people to work.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
22 May 20
@cherriefic I agree, it's the same here
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@rebelann (112964)
• El Paso, Texas
19 May 20
As long as they maintain social distancing and wash their hands frequently and wear their masks then they should be ok.
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
The jobs around here are in factories. I hope that they are observing that.
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@jstory07 (139882)
• Roseburg, Oregon
23 May 20
I hope pre cautions are being taken so everyone will be safe.
@just4him (317243)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 May 20
I hope it was a good decision and no one gets sick.
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
The numbers of infected here are still growing.
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@JudyEv (341947)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 May 20
Our people are all going back to work - well, most anyway - but our numbers are very low.
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
That's good! It means that you already controlled the pandemic in your area. But it's another story around here.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
That's true. I just hope that they have it under control.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
19 May 20
Life must go on. In here people go out for working. But the bad news the patiens of corona still high in number
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
I agree. Life must go on. But it shouldnt even got interupted in the first place if they will end up doing it anyway.
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
20 May 20
Unfortunately, we are still not sure, but life must return to normal.
@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 May 20
It is very pathetic. You know, in my place is more annoying. Not only go to work.. but also go to the mall 
. But we realize to give a chance to workers. They have continous their living. Good luck for them
. But we realize to give a chance to workers. They have continous their living. Good luck for them@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 May 20
The problem is, not everybody around here have self-discipline. It will be a disaster.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
20 May 20
@cherriefic yes... maybe we can contribute in a simple way. always remind the peoples around us to be safe and do the safety to avoid this
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
18 May 20
I noticed this week that more people are shopping. The government requested only one person from a family go once every three days, and I think that was happening through Golden Week (ending May 5) but now people are going together. Shops are not open as long hours so they are more crowded too.
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
It's the same around here. People are being careless now.
@LindaOHio (181499)
• United States
18 May 20
I think everyone is going back to work too soon; but we shall see.
@Starkinds (32712)
• India
18 May 20
Today is the 4th session of Lok town in my country and we have lots of freedom in lockdown but still the condition is not so good
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
They ease the quarantine a bit but it seems that they are opening the business where a lot of people gather.
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
18 May 20
Yes I agree with you... Bit there is no other alternative way also..
Hear persons care them self very carefully than before..
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 May 20
They should not put us in the lockdown in the first place. That way, people didn't have to deal with hunger.
