Yep, a COVID-19 vent thread

Although it hasn't gone it effect yet, all schools in my province are closed after this week. They've already closed a lot of universities (Including my older sister's) over there. (I live in Manitoba)

It will only last for like three weeks though.

Anyway, I agree with the whole panic-buying situation. It's super problematic, even in my province. I really wish hoarders will stop doing such a thing, and be fair to families who lack certain items such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

I went to at least two stores in the past few days, and they both ran out of tp...

Y’all this panic buying stuff is probably the worst part. I am lucky enough to live in a country with bidets but like, toilet paper, man? Such a basic essential that’s like liquid gold to get your hands on...

(Repost from vent thread)

Malaysia just confirmed to be under lockdown last night

The lockdown started right on my semester break (which the next one may get delayed because of current events) and I'm packing up to go home tomorrow.... but both of my siblings are still living far from us (with my younger sister is still at uni)... I hope they'll be fine... ;;

It's not confirmed if my mom would be off work but if she does, unfortunately online or job-at-home is really not an option for her. Debating on reopening commissions just to help her a bit ;;

It's really awful to see people showing their racism before and after the outbreak got bigger ugh

I can only hope things can get better soon ;;

A bit petty compared to the rest of the thread, I think, but. My mom is making fun of people panic-buying, but she's panic-buying too! 

im really sorry to all of you that are getting affected hardcore by this stuff.
also doubly sorry at all the racism going on. im stressed hearing about it ;;
why people cant practice compassion and basic critical thinking i dont know, but im sorry nonetheless. i hope it isnt hurting you too much - but if it is, i hope youre able to relax and treat yourself kindly. ;;

im not really at risk myself despite living very close to the first confirmed case in the US. ive been largely at home anyways because i dont have formal employment and work from my computer rn.
my gf's grandma that were staying with though has been struggling with money since they recently started cancelling big events around here, which she depends on for a good chunk of income.
the virus panic is also making it difficult for us to get jobs i think. or, more accurately, i feel guilty for applying for jobs bc i would be going out into public, when i really need to so grandma can keep the lights on.
gf is going to an interview in a little bit here and i hope she gets hired on. it might be a retail position but as long as one of us has something that can bring some money in we'll be fine.
i'm still waiting on jobs i applied to, to get back to me. i hate it when they dont reply at all. ive been applying largely to stuff i know won't stress me out super bad or be a terrible fit for me, so i really hope someone asks for an interview soon. ;;
all i can do to help with income in the house is art at the moment. which is better than nothing...

i just want this virus thing to be over. life will be easier when it passes by. the next month or so will probably be stressful though.

wishing all of you luck, and hoping you can stay strong!
i wonder if you can order household essentials for delivery online though, or if they'd be out of stock...?

I'm scared if I'm honest. It's not even a big deal but I'm a worrier. I worry too much and I can't help it.

I don't think I have anything that bad to vent about and I'm luckier than others and all of this is probably just petty. I sorta wanted people to hear from my perspective which is why I'm posting here. Feel free to ignore me.

I work at a restaurant in Indiana. Our dining room is closed as of 5pm today until God knows when. Our drive through will remain open, which is actually unfortunate for me because it means I'm still getting hours so I can't qualify for assistance, and so I'm going from 35 hours a week to maybe 10 hours.

I can't afford my rent, let alone my bills and groceries. I'm worried what the next weeks will be like. I'm so scared about whats going to happen now. I have money saved away, but it was meant for me to be able to do something big and fun for once in my life, as I've always been to poor to do anything really exciting. If I need to I'll have to dig into that money, but It hurts so bad that I saved money since I got my first job 2 years ago, I didn't waste money reclessly, and now I wont even get to spend it the way I wanted to.

I went to my job this morning, which is 45 minutes out of my way, only to find out I missed the talk where we were all told that starting today the place I work was going to be reduced to the bare bones of workers being only the managers and exclusive persons. Welp nice to know I woke up at 7am for nothing!

australia here!
things have escalated immensely within the past few days, its tiny bit frightening. my state is now in a state of emergency, and all my local libraries, galleries and other public facilities have now shut.

currently waiting in limbo about whats happening at my university. i do an animation course, so sure, going online could be easier, but not everyone has strong enough pcs to run software we use, so many students come to uni to work.
word of mouth is that they'll put as many classes as they can online, and defer the rest of the classes till the summer holidays or even next year? its frustrating, because this is my final year, but i know its not their fault and that they're equally as frustrated too.

my uni is also located right in the middle of the city, so instantly i think we all know we're a higher risk since its so densely populated. but all we're being told is, just wash your hands! :^) right guys! whilst all the other unis are giving more information about their plans and online classes, we sort of get left in the dark. most people have just stopped attending anyways.

all my local supermarkets are bare, even things like?? bags of salad mix and avocados are gone LOL? 

needless to say, things are gonna get interesting to say the least in the coming days.

So here's a little ramble 

Though there's only two cases in my area, people are still panic buying like crazy. My parents had to check two or three different shops before they could find any toilet paper at all. Luckily we have at least 20 rolls right now. There's also people panic buying food... why? Half of it won't even be eaten in the end. It's a massive waste 

No schools have closed, at least around here, but apparently there's the chance that I'll get four weeks off around easter instead of two, so as an introvert, at least there's that? This entire situation is still super stressful for me though. I don't know how concerned to be, and my silly little paranoia-ridden brain thinks the answer is "everyone you love is going to die" even though I know for a fact that with a few exceptions everyone I know will be fine