ON TWITTER
#CORONAVIRUS
Millions of people in Italy returned to work as the Covid-19 lockdown was eased.
@Jackbrady1010 tweeted: “This is good news. Let’s hope other countries can flatten the curve so we can crawl out of this recession.”
@nileyfan8 said: “Happy for them. I know at one point they had the highest risk in the world,so I’m glad for them. Let’s pray for the rest of the world to follow soon.”
@strongcap wrote: “Who would have thought 4 weeks ago that #Britain would have as many #COVID-19 fatalities as #Italy, and Italy would be relaxing its lockdown? Let’s hope there’s no second wave.”
@M3kw9 wrote: “Just like that. Reopen everything all at once, looks like a very desperate economic move.”
@Phone123 tweeted: “Here in the UK everyone will be watching, hoping for no second peak in Italy or we could be in lockdown for even longer.”
@bluedgal replied: “Flattening the curve needed to happen so that our hospitals and medical personnel weren’t overrun. It doesn’t mean that the country should open up like everything is normal.”
@bsmithgreens said:
“Sensible measures, you can’t keep in lockdown forever. Sooner or later we’ll just have to accept this is a virus that will always be around, we’ll have to learn to live with it like we do a myriad of other illnesses.”
#STARWARSDAY
Yesterday was the annual Star Wars Day, based on the pun, ‘May the Fourth be with you’.
@thinkadv said: “May the Fourth be with you, always, even during hard times.”
@Un_women wrote: “Carrie Fisher’s fierce portrayal of Princess Leia, a leader in a male-dominated universe, continues to inspire girls all around the Earth to never give up on their dreams.”
@Rameshirugal said: “May the Force be with you during these trying times...”
@aleegosong tweeted: “Most every night my family goes on a walk with light sabers. Easier to be spotted by cars and social distancers.”
@Surreypolice wrote: “How far apart should you be social distancing?
The legislation states 0648156 parsecs, but you may find it easier to think of the length of a Tattooine Womp Rat (like you used to bullseye down in Beggars Canyon) .... ”