Post covid-19 pandemic
@allknowing (131344)
India
February 3, 2023 6:54pm CST
During the pandemic we got introduced to a new kind of lifestyle about which I need not elaborate.
My question is are you stuck with it or have you now gone back to your old ways. I still spray a disinfectant after the visitors have left. I wash my hands more often than I used to prior to the pandemic. I no longer wash stuff that I bought. I still wait for a couple of days before opening parcels that I received from couriers and what guests bring.
I do not hug anyone nor shake hands - and this I miss very much
Are you back with your old lifestyle?
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@RubyHawk (99410)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Feb 23
Not quiet, I wear a mask when I go out and I wash my hands often. My son had covid a couple of months ago, and now my sister has it. My brother and his wife are just getting over covid. Three of my grandchildren have had covid. Covid is a long way from being over.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
Goverrnments the world over are now not talking about it giving the impression that it is over Yes Covid I think is not over
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
@RubyHawk Some say it is because of the vaccine people are getting it
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@RubyHawk (99410)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Feb 23
@allknowing It's far from over, People are getting covid every day but, since we have the vaccine it isn't near as dangerous.
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@JamesHxstatic (29416)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 23
Well, I still wear a mask when I shop in stores. I have always been a compulsive hand washer. If I buy clothing, I always wash it before I wear it. I am not one to hug people I don't know really well, but I did shake hands with someone I had not seen for a long time yesterday.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
Were your hands sanitized before you shook hands? I sanitize my hands even now
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
@JamesHxstatic My niece, her husband and one of her boys visited us. They are settled in Australia. How I longed to hug them but did not. After they left I sanitized where they were sitting I am paranoid and cannot help it
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@JamesHxstatic (29416)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 23
@allknowing Funny, I was in a doctor's office. I sanitized after I left.
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@rebelann (111856)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Feb 23
If you're talking about washing my hands etc well I have always done that anyway so no change there and as far as shaking hands or hugging, I rarely do those unless I know the person really well and even if I did shake someones hand I always had to wash my hands after
@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
People socialising indoors seems more vulnerable.
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@JudyEv (329854)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 23
@allknowing That's my thinking too.
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@Beestring (13702)
• Hong Kong
4 Feb 23
Other than wearing mask which is still mandatory, HK government has lifted all the Covid related restrictions. But I still try to avoid going to crowded places.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
The responsibility seems no longer of the government but of individuals
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
I do not go out much but I think I too would. I used to wear it when visitors arrived but that I do not do now
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@MasGion (1741)
• Malang, Indonesia
4 Feb 23
@allknowing I not wear mask in activity with small number of people
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@youless (112250)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Feb 23
@allknowing I understand. It will take a long time to get used to it again.
@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
I do not feel comfortable when people get close to me!
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
Governments I think are hiding the truth Those who have had vaccines get it again
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@much2say (54066)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Feb 23
We are not completely back to the old lifestyle yet. We do wear the mask everywhere. Visitors only meet us outside our house. We sanitize our hands if we cannot get our hands to soap and water. I do wipe down our store bought items if it is possible. Mail and parcels are left in the garage for a couple days. I will shake hands but will wash up right away when I can .. . hugs are a maybe, depends on the situation. If anything we are considered to be pretty conservative still - and will continue to be.
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@much2say (54066)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Feb 23
@allknowing I don't wash the produce either . . . but certain packaged things I wash (I only did cans before the pandemic, but I've gotten into a habit now of at least wiping bottles, bags, etc). It is only soap and water - not with sanitizers.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
5 Feb 23
I do most of what you do except I no longer wash stuff that is bought in stores such as vegetables
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@RebeccasFarm (87089)
• United States
4 Feb 23
It is still acting strange here, the pandemic has ruined the whole place.
@Letranknight2015 (51607)
• Philippines
3 Mar 23
If it prevents you from getting sick why not. But I have to admit itwas kinda getting sad.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
3 Mar 23
Sad no doubt And we still cannot get back to our old self fully.
@jstory07 (135016)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Feb 23
I have always washed my hands a lot. Everything else is back to normal.
@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
You are doing the right thing. Even if the governments the world over lift protocol we must follow them as much as possible
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
@LadyDuck I have relaxed a bit but do have disinfectants and sanitizers around
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@LadyDuck (464226)
• Switzerland
4 Feb 23
@allknowing The politicians fear to lose votes, so they are no more obliging strict rules, but I prefer to continue to play safe.
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@allknowing (131344)
• India
4 Feb 23
The second time must have been after you got vaccinated. Right?
