pilif12 said:I’d love to hear from someone actually stuck in home quarantine about what the day-to-day reality looks like. For starters, a) their family is also confined to the house or apartment. How does anyone get them groceries? How are bills handled? When does a doctor actually show up to clear them to end the isolation?
In my neighborhood... there's a couple living alone. He just got back from a trip to Italy and has to self-isolate... monitoring his health for the next few days, and if symptoms pop up, he calls it in.
Since they have their own separate space, he stays one floor above her, so she just leaves all his groceries and supplies right at his door or hangs them on the handle.
They're following the rules to the letter.
Edit... my other neighbor just lost his mind. He went out specifically to grab some salt and sugar—just a pound or two because he ran out, not like he was building a bunker—and couldn't find a thing anywhere. 😛
I suspect everyone who saw this latest wave coming two days ago cleared out the shelves, likely using up their social security checks over the weekend.
I'm planning to wait until after the weekend passes before I head out for my usual grocery run.
And since delivery services aren't operating on weekends, it’s hardly a mystery why the stores are empty.
Personally, I find these measures reasonable; they aren't overly drastic, so it's best to just accept them, get through it, and then I'll be back to my regular shopping routine in a few days.