Write a letter to your friend in another country telling him about covid19 in Nigeria
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Hi David,
Nice hearing from you, I'm glad to hear you're getting by okay in these grim times.
You asked how’s it going for us back here in Nigeria.
You would have heard that the whole country is locked down and with breaks for exercise and shopping, we’re all living under a sort of voluntary house arrest.
The start of the lock down triggered in me an old feeling from past years.
From those car assembly strikes we took back in the ‘70s. The feeling at the strike’s onset; after our vote to stop, the conflicting feelings, the element of excitement, dare I say it, of fun. The usual boring routine suddenly wiped away, all of us together on the brink of an adventure, with a strong sense of collective purpose. A feeling of being vibrantly alive.
Well, this time we can’t hand the dispute over for the Trades Council to save our face, we can’t even call a mass meeting and agree to go back on the bosses terms.
We can only stay staunch and hold out for a win.
Of course a factory strike analogy goes only so far, like the analogies with World war 2 several people have cited.
Today we’re not in a strike or a war but confronted with international spread of a frightening virus with no known antidote.
Yes, hunger, wars, alcohol, tobacco and existing influenza kill millions more than this virus every year, that’s still no reason to take Corona virus lightly. The disease spreads quickly from carriers before they show symptoms, it's incapacitated and killed many people. It’s devastating major cities world wide.
So the authorities here have chosen to impose a lockdown, to try and break the chain, a strategy which so far seems to make sense.
It’s been quite a ride and we’ve found out some interesting things, even after just three days.
It’s possible to get by without organised sports, Friday drinks,Sunday drives, restaurant dinners, trips to the Op shop. We are apparently quite able to live without the TAB, without McDonalds, without prostitution.
Some of us are much better placed than others. Despite government relief measures, thousands of workers will be struggling desperately. Some will lose their homes, many workers won’t get their jobs back.
The more conscientious union organisers are working harder than usual, from home, fielding calls for help. Hotlines for domestic violence calls are also on the up.
The situation in some deprived overcrowded Nigeria homes right now doesn’t bear thinking about and its still just early days under lockdown.
At the moment there’s understandable faith in the authorities line of march and positive response to the Prime minister’s injunction for everyone to be “kind to each other”. Some people angrily dismiss any questioning of our government over this .
When we get through the present stage of the drama, will these realisations translate into a revived socialist current? During the last few weeks, the capitalist class has shown they can make radical decisions. I’m hopeful that our side can too.
yours best friend
Tom
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The letter is framed with the subject
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28, Golden Flats
Whitefield
Bangalore – 600023
19.06.2022
Dearest Nate,
I met your brother two days back, and he told me that you are getting better. I wish I could be there to take care of you, but traveling is not an option now because of the government regulations, so I thought I could reach out to you.
I heard from my neighbors who were affected by COVID that there are many after-effects. Though you think you are fine since you have been discharged from the hospital, I don’t think that it is safe for you to move to the hostel yet. You need to take a rest to avoid yourself from being affected again. There have been relapses of the disease for so many people, and when it does, it is draining out all the energy and making the person even sicker. Please don’t take it lightly. Stay away from people for a few more days. Don’t consume anything cold. Since you have been affected already, your immune system would be too vulnerable, and you could get sick again. Take your medicines and eat healthy food. Try to avoid packaged and outside food for at least a month. Drink boiled water only and stay hydrated.
Take good care of yourself. Hoping to meet you soon.
Your loving friend,
Lakshmi