
Originally Posted by
boybi
Madaming masyadong natatakot sa covid even here in tsikot. Yes, it’s a novel disease. But we know the mortality is not high. Yes it’s extremely infectious, but we know how to prevent it (masks, hand washing, disinfections, etc.). And most hospitals, after 3 months of taking care of covid patients, would have already determined the best way to take care and cure the patients.
If you can afford not to go out at all, then good for you. You are one less person lingering outside.
But if everyone would think the same way and actually stayed home, and groceries and public markets are closed because no one could report to work. Restaurants will also be closed because they cannot buy the ingredients to cook their food, and also, the cooks will also be staying home.
Then what would everybody eat? Unless you have your own farm, plant your own fruits and vegetables, and some pigs, chickens and maybe cows.
What if you’re living in your luxury condo? You will eventually run out of food. And the government won’t be able to feed everyone forever.
I am in the essential foods business. I deliver food to groceries and public markets. I employ lots of drivers and delivery helpers. They are going out everyday to different public markets in different towns and provinces. They receive salaries and they can feed themselves and their families.
I have never stopped my operations during ECQ and now GCQ. Me and my wife also go to our office everyday, even our 2 children are in the office almost everyday. We require them to help in the office if they don’t have school.
We have been living as normal as possible since the pandemic began. But I am not complacent. I know I might catch the virus. But I do try to be as careful as I can. Not to the point of wearing full PPEs. I try to live as comfortable as I can, as safe as I can.
Luckily, I think, none of us, including all my employees, have catched the virus. Or maybe we are all asymptomatics already. I have never done covid tests, and I don’t have plans to do so, unless I will be required.
Since the first day of lockdown, I have provided Vitamin C + Zinc or Vitamin C + Calcium + D3, whichever is available, several washable face masks for each, and a bottle of alcohol in each delivery vehicle. All vehicles entering our compound needs to have the tires and wheelwells sprayed with disinfectants. I have also put up a hand washing sink near the gate.
I also regularly go to groceries to buy my needs, go to hardware stores like wilcon, go to restaurants to takeout food.
I will soon have a construction project at my house. I will be building a covered garage and plan to start construction middle of June. Walang wala ng pera mga construction workers as per my contractor. Hindi sila maka avail ng SBWS since alam naman ng lahat pag small time construction workers lang, hindi naman nagbabayad ng SSS and wala din silang TIN. So all the more na dapat kong ituloy ang project.
We really need to keep our economy going for everyone to benefit. Not everybody can afford to stay at home any longer.