Is this a partial lockdown for Malta?

We have not been going to work, not been going to university, sporting events are cancelled, major events like concerts are cancelled. Even the Eurovision is cancelled. Poor Destiny Chikunyere. One has to feel for her as she did deserve to compete in the Eurovision this year after working so hard to beat the toughest competition in Malta which is that of the X Factor.

We have been seeing fines posted all around the island. On Monday it was announced that you can be more than 3 chatting outside or walking in a group as otherwise you would be "fined €100". Minister Byron Camilleri said that:

"This does’t apply only to members of the same family who live under one roof. He said that Police patrols will increase, even in the countryside. From tomorrow, the Police cavalry will be used for patrols in rural areas and will also have the task to disperse persons who feel that it is picnic time and join together in a large group in the countryside. Policemen with dogs will be also used for such patrols."

In my opinion I feel that this is a right direction to go. This decision was taken as on social media, posts were put up on Sunday of people gathering around with their fancy cars such as Ferraris or Lamborghinis and people at doing picnics around Malta. This is not the right way to observe the coronavirus situation. Otherwise you will end up with people staying at home praying for their sins and others taking it lightly. The result being that the spread of the coronavirus will last longer if people do not observe the rules.

But if we were to take the positive out of the situation in Malta: first of all it has been 4 weeks now since the first case in Malta was recorded and so far we have over 200 cases but with no deaths which is a positive sign when considering other countries which have fewer cases and has also deaths. I do not think that deaths won't have in Malta as experts has warned us that around "14,000 will get infected".

Is this like Walking dead? The series Walking Dead is about people turning into zombies and others who try to survive always trying to kill them. At in this situation we are trying to heal those infected not kill them. In the world we have over 1,000,000 cases infected and it is rising on a daily basis. Unfortunately this is not a movie, TV show or a video game that you play on or watch. This is the reality that we are trying to survive in.

So stay safe and always wash your hands. And what about those that we called neat freaks before this pandemic, will we say that they were right and how are they copying because with all of us now becoming neat freaks let alone those who were already neat freaks how are they coping psychologically