Coronavirus

^ here too, unfortunately.

The icing is that I've worked remote for months prior to this, due to a specific situation there (in that company). Not only that corona severely hampered my next job quest and had stuff already in the works kicked indefinitely back, it is quite weird now being on a "new" job and sitting at home.

Also back in 2008 after graduation when I was seeking a full time job for the first time in life, and got it, months after I swore to myself I'll rather kill myself then have to wake up for 8 AM job for the rest or my career. Be careful what you wish for you might just get it.
 
To be honest, I have got used to it and do not mind working from home. At least I have the privilege of being able to work from home with only a few face-to-face sessions from now until Christmas.
 
Yes, it looks like our mass return to the office has been shelved, although I wouldn't be surprised if I get called in on Saturdays when we start working weekends in a couple of months' time. The office could be a bit hellish at times, too crowded, huge amounts of staff politics on the go, and a lot of people pulling all kinds of tricks to wriggle out of work and making sure they get away by 3pm, leaving ther same few faces to do all work at one of the busiest times of day. Compared to the people being forced to work in non Covid-secure offices and factories, I do feel very lucky.
 
So while restrictions in Oslo are tightened, including return of the work-from-home policy, they are now loosened on the national level. Means for example that sports events can allow 600 spectators instead of only 200, provided they can be accommodated in three separate groups of 200, each with adequate distancing internally.

This could mean that in worst case, I could be allowed by the government - and by the football club -to attend a football match in Fredrikstad - but not allowed to leave Oslo due to local travel restrictions. Let's hope it doesn't get that bad.
 
On a much happier note, the friend I mentioned recently now seems to be recovering. It wasn't a mild case. His breathing and oxygen levels were so bad he called an ambulance about 13-14 days into the illness. They said he was borderline for being hospitalised, but his oxygen levels weren't quite an emergency, so he would probably be as well resting at home. He couldn't get up and walk around one day. He still has fever, cold sweats, headache, fatigue, weakness, some breathing difficulty, hardly any appetite, and zero sense of taste and smell, c.20 days into the bug. He described eating apples as 'like eating crunchy water'.
 
1000+ anti-mask, conspiracy theory morons have taken over the main shopping street in Dublin to protest about the covid measures, ensuring that more people will contract the virus and these measures will go on for even longer.

Can't help but wonder why the police aren't cracking skulls, they used to love taking their badges off and running amok a few years ago when hippies used to have a may day march.
 
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