A bit of humor from Brisbane, Australia.
Our next door neighbor, Tara, was born in NY, USA. She recently phoned her mum in NY and said the greater Brisbane area was under severe lockdown. Her mum's response was "Gosh, how many cases do you have?". The response? "Just one".
However, to put this into context. The one case identified was the UK strain of Covid 19. Placing the greater Brisbane area into a 3 day lock down (Saturday to Monday) with compulsory mask wearing any time we went outside our front door was a great idea. It allowed for a catch-up period for contact tracing whilst limiting possible transmissions.
No further random spread of this Covid variant has been identified so we are back to an almost normal existence.
Our heart goes out to all other countries experiencing unfathomable numbers of new cases, hospital admissions, and deaths as a result of this pandemic. Stay strong, stay aware, and stay safe.