Day 11 - Thursday 26th March 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak

Lockdown

Should have been flying to the USA today.

I was finally going to be able to explore LA (I went once when I was 10 but the only exploring on that occassion was of Disneyland) and also do some research for something I'm writing. But that will all have to wait for now.

More sadly, I was also going for a wedding. That wedding, like many thousands of others has now been postponed or cancelled entirely.

My heart breaks for those couples and families who are now not able to celebrate their love for one another in the way or at the time they chose.

It also got me thinking about people who are having birthdays at the moment. If you are self-isolating and really on your own, this must be pretty pants.

On a "Government Sanctioned" walk I saw a man standing on the street, shouting to his friend who was in his doorway holding a pint glass. He told me it was his birthday and his friend had popped over to wish him a good one from 2 meters away. I thought that was lovely.

Tonight at 8pm the UK clapped and hollered and shouted from their windows in appreciation of the NHS. It was a truly beautiful moment.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52058013

From Thursday, Wembley decided to light its arch blue every night in support of the NHS

From Thursday, Wembley decided to light its arch blue every night in support of the NHS

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