Life in the Quarantine 

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Once upon a time, a corovavirus came. Schools closed. We started to use face masks every day when we wanted to go to public places, we started using alcohol wipes to clean surfaces trying to keep a sanitary environment to work around with. Teachers taught via video, sent tasks. We did individual work, group work, and talked with teacher when we needed. When I first heard about Covid - 19 I said, it was only a virus, nothing more. But for a while I kept rules because I was worried about my parents. During the quarantine I learned to rest more, I am so much calmer and happier than before. Every day I walked to the forest with my lovely dog, trained and cooked. I learned to make a schedule. I was with my family longer than before. So this time was really useful for me. And we still stay at home until end June.

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It affected us all. And we started to get used to a completely different regime than we had known. From the beginning, we shopped like crazy, sewed face coverings and were afraid to leave the house. Schools and companies closed, and eventually we closed ourselves at home. Each of us came to terms with this new lifestyle in our own way. Some started playing sports and exercising, others practiced their cooking, and then there were, slept the whole quarantine through watching at Netflix. At the beginning, I thought it would be nice to have 14 days off and rest from everything. But after less than a month, I couldn't stand it anymore. All the thoughts that raced through your head when you spent all your time at home were unbearable. But I believe that it was also good for us to realize what we value in life, especially the people around us, but also what we do and what we love....

Hi everyone, the last three months have been very difficult. An evil virus was spreading in China, it came to us in Europe and later hit the whole world. In the Czech Republic, it happened in such a way that we were given certain restrictions. For example: all schools were closed, most companies suspended and we had to wear surgical masks. The virus also had bad consequences. Some people have died, and some people have to find a new job. The economy is declining worldwide. But if we look at it from a different angle, we find that the environment has improved. The downturn is necessary for passenger ships, because no one likes staying in a quarantine at sea for several weeks. The fact that we had to stay at home also has its bright side. We discovered new things, were at home with our family and enjoyed our time together. We will certainly improve a lot of things in the future so that similar situations do not catch us unprepared again. Kryštof Indrych

Coronavirus The novel coronavirus pandemic has influenced lives of many people around the world. By now the virus has reached almost every country in the world except for some remote islands and wannabe badasses like North Korea. Over a billion people have experienced lockdown and had to get used to wearing face masks and cautious behaviour in the public. Many people also had to work from home to prevent further spread of the disease. Due to this families had to stay together basically 24/7 with close to no privacy. The quarantine also caused some serious trouble for schools. Teachers had to learn how to use several apps and adjust their time to work with their students. Students&nbsp;on the other hand had to adapt to the teachers' plans and the way they worked. Being in the quarantine might have seemed horrific at first but you could still buy anything online and be in contact with your friends and family via social media. It also gave people a valuable experience that might be useful in case something similar happens in the future.

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A few months ago, everything was still fine. We could go to school, to work or among people. But then, from day to day, everything went wrong. They closed schools, companies, shops, public buildings, etc. We couldn't see our friends or family.

The Corona virus, which originated in China, came to us in Europe. The number of infected rose rapidly and everyone was scared. We started wearing masks and disinfected our hands and everything around us on every corner.&nbsp;

Three months have passed and our lives are slowly returning to normal. We still don't go to school all the time, but we no longer have to wear masks outside and even small cultural events can take place. But the virus has caused great damage. Thousands of people have died, others are still being treated and it has also badly affected the economy.&nbsp;

However, due to the Corona virus, we have almost half a year's "holidays" and the air has also improved due to traffic disruptions and some factories. Now we just have to hope that this evil virus will never return and everything will be fine again.

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Cousin's journey during the corona pandemic

My cousin is 24 years old, he lives in Prague and he is Department Head at New Aliens Agency.

He had the opportunity to study for 5 months in Paris, the capital of France. He took a chance and flew to Paris to stay there from February to June.

On February 25, the first infections began to appear in France. Gradually, it began to spread and France became one of the most infected countries in the world.

That greatly affected my cousin's studies. Eventually, he had to end his studies and returned to the Czech Republic an hour before the border was closed.

The cousin was quarantined for 2 weeks and had negative tests for coronavirus.

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SARS-CoV-2 Anička's confession

My name is xxx🐱‍👤 and I have lived near Prostějov all my life. When I was 15, I started studying at the Business Academy in Prostějov🏨.I got without a problem until the third year, where unfortunately there was a problem 3 months ago, which has lasted until now and we do not know when it will end. SARS-CoV-2 alias Covid-19 aka Coronavirus came to the Czech Republic. 😲😣☠ When a couple were infected, they told us we didn't have to go to the school next day. We were really, really happy.🤩 We dropped the tests and hoped, it would be holidays. We thought it would be for 2-3 weeks, so we left all things at school. Strict measures were taken.

I thought at least I'd catch up with school. Well, somehow I haven't got to that yet. I sorry that I couldn´t meet many friends, but, as the measures are being canceled, I meet more friends again and we do smaller events🎉. Otherwise, I quite like that I don't have to meet a lot of people. And especially the ones I don't like. Unfortunately, sometimes it happens to me that when I go somewhere I meet them there. 😢🤢 However, due to the corona, many of us lag behind the curriculum, so I'm looking forward to Graduation in 2021. It will be fun. 🤗

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It has all begun in the city Wuhan in China. The disease started spreading from a market place in early December 2019. You may ask, what the cause of the infection was. Scientists believe, that the originator were bats from South of China.

On 11 March 2020 the WHO declared the outbreak of PANDEMIC.

Few days later, countries worldwide built up restrictions related to travelling and social distancing. This meant closing down schools, cancelling large public events and even some companies told their employees to work from home. In this terrible time, technology was more needed than ever before.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With new health measures, people were required to wear face mask to, at least, slow down spreading of covid-19.

If we look at the other side of this problem, there is not everything as bad as it seems. When people are in quarantine, they can spend more time with their families and enjoy that precious time together.

This pandemic will have catastrophic impact on the economy worldwide, but at least, the environment, especially the air has become cleaner than ever.

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At the beginning of March, a coronavirus came to the Czech Republic. This disease has put all the people of our country in a completely different life. For about two months a quarantine was declared throughout the all Czech Republic. People had to wear face masks. We couldn't move freely on the street. People could only go to work, go shopping and, if necessary, to visit family. Schools also closed. Students had distance learning and all the tasks were given online. People in the quarantine often worked from home, because their work places were closed.

The positive was that people had more free time, for example for family. All social, cultural and sporting events were cancelled. Almost ten thousand people in the Czech Republic became infected with the disease. The coronavirus has a negative aspect. COVID-19 has an impact on for the economy and industry. Companies have lost a lot of money due to the suspended production. In some factories, they even had to release their employees.

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At the beginning of March, the coronavirus appeared.

Everything closed, so did the schools.&nbsp;

The situation has finally started to improve.&nbsp;

During the time the school was closed, we had a lot of time.

From the beginning, we were all afraid of what would happen.

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AND WHEN SOME RESTRICTIONS WERE RELAXED Life began to return to normal a little and I could finally see my friends again. We could go to our favorite places again, for example „Pan Burger“ or „Canall“. I love it there. And last but not least, I continued with my driving lessons. Which I hate.

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At the end of year 2019 a new virus appeared that was spreading, but not so much that it would alarm many people. It was only in China and maybe some other little countries. But thanks (or not) to the modern technology, the virus started spreading fast. The virus, declared by a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30th of January. However, a lot of people in our country and the world were still very sceptical of this virus being dangerous. At this time, my family started being wary and watched every news on this topic very closely. The tension could be felt at the beginning of March, when we saw news of numbers of infected rising in our neighbouring countries. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before it got to our country.

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So, hello to everyone who reads my pages!

During classes on March 10th our government declared that all schools would be closed from the next day undefinitely. Everyone was quite nervous and anxious for the rest of the day, this was an unknown situation that we didn't have to deal with before. The next day on March 11th a pandemic was declared. Numbers were rising and only limited number of people could go to work. They either worked from home or were fired. This put a lot of people in a tough spot financially and because you couldn't go buy things to the store, economy was damaged by this. Our country thankfully did take the right steps at preventing spreading of the virus, one of the main things being closing the schools, which other countries didn't do as soon as we did and it was much worse for them. Because we did so well, we could be almost without any restrictions, but most people are still being very safe and they don't go out if they don't have to. This was a very hard time, especially for teachers and actually everyone having to work from home, to figure everything out and not to get crazy, that is hopefully coming to and end. I think everyone will remember this and I hope they will be more careful with hygiene from now on.

Mankind has learned how to survive in times of crisis.

I believe that if this situation occurs again, we will be able to deal with it.

Everyone will take something from this situation and learn something.

WHAT MY QUARANTINE LOOKED LIKE The first days were very difficult. It was unusual to be at home all day. But I enjoyed my time with my family at home. I started workout and went for walks. That was fine. I improved in yoga and was in a better mood. But then another month came and I celebrated my 18th birthday. I was a little sad because I couldn't celebrate it with my friends. But in the end, my two best friends surprised me. They came to me and brought me a cake. In the evening, my parents and I played cassettes when I was little. It was also my brother's birthday. He was fifteen. During the whole quarantine, I cooked and baked various dishes.

We had to get used to wearing a mask. We couldn't go anywhere.

But everything bad is good for something.

Because many factories were not in operation, the air improved greatly. Not only nature, but we could also relax. Because we had time, we could spend it with our family.

We could learn new things and we could also pursue our hobbies. Now that the situation is improving, stores are starting to open up.

The virus has become a part of our lives. Whether we were infected or we had to stay in the quarantine. For some of us, these were the most difficult moments of our lives. Some lost their jobs. Unfortunately, some died.

After a government order, the borders were closed. We had to start wearing masks. My European korfball Championship U19 was cancelled which I had been preparing for for more than a year.

Suddenly everyone had time. I was more often with my family, sometimes too much I    continued train (just running, not korfball) because I expected it would be only for a while and suddenly it's been three months.

All of this will have a major impact on the world's economy. It will be interesting to see what people will do with it. Time will tell. Hopefully, it will all be over soon and I will finally be able to watch any sport on TV or in the stadium. I hope that I will meet people without fear and that it will take us one step further.

The coronavirus came suddenly. Thousands of people have died because of the virus and many people have lost their jobs. but how did it really affect us? I don't know about the others but I can say for myself, that it didn't affect me in any way.&nbsp;In fact, the opposite, I no longer have to get up at 6 o'clock every day and spend the most of the day at school. Finally, I can plan the day according to myself and determine when and what I want to do. Among other things, I learned new things, such as how to bake or cook, I also started riding a bike. Under normal circumstances I would not have time for these activities at all. I am glad that I have the opportunity to try what it's like to do things my way.&nbsp; On the other hand, it was hard not to see my friends for a month and a half and read drastic articles about people dying of the virus. And how do I see the future?&nbsp; I don't think anything will really change. People will pay more attention to hygiene. But by the time the virus disappears, people´s fears will have gone.

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