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The outbreak in Kenya is getting worse.

To be honest, I have n’t been going out for about 10 days. I reduce any unnecessary trips. I work in the yard every day to work, exercise, take baby and watch dramas.

Stepping on the grass with your feet, looking at the blue sky or sunset on your head, I feel that my life is a bit like “Tenth Talk”, except that there is no group of boys and girls gathered to tell the romance of colorful stories, but the shadow of pneumonia. Fireworks on earth.

Many friends have recently asked me about the situation. I would like to write about it. This piece of experience in the epidemic of anti-epidemic that I may never have in my life is rather fragmented and lumpy.

Nairobi street view in Kenya’s capital.

The virus has no borders, only speed.

People always need a tipping point or a sudden shock when they recognize an upcoming risk. For Kenya, the shock was the first confirmed diagnosis announced on March 13.

Before that, everyone seemed more or less unrelated, especially the locals, as if only the Chinese were in the countryBen adheres to the principle of isolation.

In early March, I went out to take a taxi in Nairobi, the capital, and talked to the driver about the new crown virus. Many people have not heard of it.

They talked enthusiastically about how Africans eat bats, watched a large number of desert locust videos I took and made a scream of exclamation, telling me that Americans like to marry Kenyans but Indians settle within the ethnic group and complain about being a taxi The driver was too hard to watch the news so he didn’t know the new virus.

The “new crown pneumonia” at that time was more in the sword lightsaber of the Kenyan media and politicians, and it had no effect on ordinary people. At that time, many people believed that blacks were immune to the new crown virus, and they were not easily infected, and they were mild.

The first confirmed diagnosis was announced on the morning of the 13th. People seem to suddenly rush out of the house like a clockwork to snap up, especially in a few large supermarkets close to the United Nations office area. Even the shopping carts are not available. The checkout counter. The line was ten meters long.

Nairobi, March 13th, long line of supermarkets

But in more than ten days, the number of confirmed cases increased from 1 to 28, and 1 died, and the number of cars on the road became less visible.

Schools are closed, bars are closed, restaurants cannot be eaten, all international passenger flights are canceled, curfews are imposed, and home office is encouraged … Africanian’s favorite handshake ceremony has disappeared, and noisy buses have been disinfected The rangers in the mountains far away must wash their hands strictly, and the reporters need to take a temperature gun when they go to the Ministry of Health for an interview.

Kenya, rangers are washing and disinfecting their hands

A friend recently went to the airport wearing a mask and just got out of the car. Seven or eight locals shouted “New Crown Virus, New Crown Virus” while running without a trace.

I’m a little convinced now that the one-word sentence in a TV series or novel can make a person who is desperate to change his mind, in fact, this person may not want to die, but there is no reason. Just like many people, although they seem to watch the fire from the other side, they are still worried. They sent this layer of window paper and burned a grassland when they were broken.

People started to stock up, drinking water, rice, oil, meat, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, all kinds of things that must or seem to be stored for a long time, including masks, although no one wears them on the street.

In some local communities, some people make their own hand sanitizer and sell it to locals at a cheaper price, at least “better than not.”

A local colleague intends to return to his hometown. When they heard that he came from Nairobi, they would say, “No problem? Will you stay away from me?” Of course, there is nothing to be afraid of. The president announced a curfew order on the 25th, and there are people Party at night.

Chinese people have greater knowledge and consciousness of general epidemic prevention. Friends working at international institutions in Nairobi said that those foreign colleagues were nervous every time they met, and they were at a loss. However, they still go to the forest park next to the unit to walk the baby, walk the dog, and buy things.

Some locals started robbing while taking advantage of the fire, smashing and robbing under the pretext of epidemic situation. Although it is far from the level of social riots, individual cases still shock everyone for a while, as if they smell a dangerous smell. “Old Ken” was worried that once several major slums became chaotic, the whole society would be chaotic.

The epidemic is near, and all kinds of emotions have increased: moved, angry, worried, surprised, too much.

First, about escape.

Nearly anyone has returned to my country recently, most of them still wait and see. Not many people have to return home even before Kenya suspends all international flights.

There are only two people who are more familiar with each other. One was to book a flight ticket last year to return to China for vacation, and the other was to return to China for surgery immediately.

In addition, hundreds of Chinese employees ’family members, the elderly, and children have launched Solitaire here, hoping to fly back to China. (Kenya has already China-Kenya non-stop flights have been suspended) .

However, there have been many voices in China recently, accusing overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese of “returning to the country to hide from drugs”, and some people even said on the Internet that “building your motherland is not here, and returning to China to poison you is the fastest!”

It’s really annoying.

In January, the new crown pneumonia epidemic raged in Wuhan. Overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese donated money and supplies. One plane and one plane were transporting goods to the country. The “mask airliner” in Kenya moved a lot of people. At that time, all kinds of medical supplies were difficult to buy. Everyone tried to find ways to get them back to China, and they didn’t think about how much they could leave for themselves.

China Southern Airlines “Mask Flight” Ships Medical Supplies to China

Not to mention, over the past few decades, overseas Chinese have expanded their territories and made tremendous contributions to China’s development.

The new crown pneumonia virus, the first half of China, the second half of overseas, overseas Chinese playing overseas. Those who are ridiculous online, if their children are overseas, and now want to go back, should n’t they also open their doors?

African conditions are special. If the epidemic spreads, not only medical conditions will not keep up, but also the risk of social unrest. But the bodyThere are also concerns here overseas.

What I want to say is: Do n’t blow, do n’t hack, at this time, no matter to insist or leave, neither touting nor blame.

Second, about life.

Recently, many people who illegally fished at Lake Nawasha, Kenya, were originally fired flower farmers.

Maybe many people do n’t know that Kenya is the third largest flower exporter in the world. The flower base is in Navasa, where there are not only beautiful birds and lakes, but also a colorful sea of ​​roses.

After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia outbreak, Kenya ’s flower exports were severely hit, and a large number of flowers had to be destroyed, just like milk was poured out of textbooks.

The export order evaporates and the rose is abandoned.

Kenya ’s economy is not large. Flowers, avocados, tea, and coffee are mostly exported from agricultural products and raw materials. There are no key industrial chains. They are placed in large global markets. Can’t afford storms. However, the thorns of the rose are painful in the hands, and the aroma of the tea garden is really real. This is the real livelihood of the locals.

Many Chinese in Kenya have recently become flower enthusiasts and photographers. They helped flower farmers “export to domestic sales” and bought Navasa’s flowers home, adding a little fun to the life of the epidemic.

The rose I bought with you (stealing a few pictures is really beautiful)

Life seems to continue peacefully, but with great changes hidden in it.

Those who can work from home are already very happy. Many people don’t have this condition: power outages, no internet, no computer, or have to go out to work.

Occasionally, friends and colleagues will call to greet, some people are on the construction site, some are still in the company office, and some people will go to the hospital for interviews or see a doctor.

All schools in Kenya are closed, and parents are taking online classes. The method required by the government is to broadcast live online lessons on television or radio, and qualified international schools will provide a set of software teaching themselves. In any case, parents have become half teachers.

Like in China, the teaching effect of online courses is amazingly poor. Parents are exhausted or have no time to take care of them. Many students have begun wandering on the grass all day and even shopping around.

Let ’s talk about the mask again. I believe that, in addition to the Chinese, many people also stock up on masks, but no one wears them.

The locals are ill without masks. Officials are also publicizing that you don’t need to wear a mask if you are not sick. Needless to say, the risk of new coronary pneumonia is contagious.

Precautionary notes issued by the Ministry of Health of Kenya

Certainly, the culture and customs here are such that change will not happen overnight. At least one must respect each other: you do n’t wear a mask, I stay away; if I wear a mask, do n’t hit me. But now it looks like it can’t.

On the 22nd, the Minister of Health of Kenya held a press conference to update the number of confirmed patients. No one was wearing a mask at the scene.

Third, about public sentiment.

Chat with a Kenyan colleague today and ask him if the locals hate China because of the new crown virus?

His answer is that most ordinary people do n’t, but if someone is inciting, the story is not like that. “At least in Kenya, there are no imported cases from China in 28 confirmed cases, mainly people from Europe and the United States. How can we say this is a Chinese virus?” He said.

That’s right. However, the epidemic is still full of myths and misunderstandings.

For example, a few days ago, a video became popular on a social networking site in Kenya. On the screen are second-hand clothes bundled into packages, and a male voice warns everyone: “All Kenyans, this is the clothes discarded by the Chinese New Crown patients, and all of them are now shipped to Kenya. Brothers and sisters, do n’t touch them, don’t touch them.

It ’s common for Kenyans to wear second-hand clothes. Here is the largest second-hand market in East Africa. In the past few years, second-hand clothes from China have become more and more popular, not only fashionable and cheap, but also suitable sizes. In fact, many Kenyans are not tall and mighty, a few yards behind Europeans and Americans.

This is a plausible video. People who do n’t know the truth watch it. It ’s hard to believe it.

The local media “Star” traced the source and found that it was the earliest January 2015Posted on a Chinese website. At the same time, the newspaper asked the Chinese embassy in Kenya to confirm that this was a fake news. Wuhan is still banned, and no one or goods can leave the country before April 8.

To be honest, the local media’s initiative to clarify was unexpected. In the impression, the local media have always been more sunspots.

At the beginning of the epidemic, the media wrote a headline such as “China virus”. Later, newspapers misinterpreted the meaning of African students studying in China and described his experience in China as “hell”. Go to the newspaper and ask for an apology and amendment.

Recently, local media reports have begun to shift, with reports such as “Learning from China on Epidemic Prevention Experience” and “Thanks for China’s Help” beginning to appear.

After discussing the reasons with my friends, I think there are two points: First, China ’s anti-epidemic work has indeed succeeded, and all countries have fallen behind the flagpoles despite thousands of theories, and they have begun to learn from China; Public opinion has been following the West, and the Western media have turned to the wind. Naturally, it has to change.

Nevertheless, just like the taxi driver did n’t know about the new crown virus, the high government and communication agencies can’t affect everyone.

In any case, I hope that the local people will have a rational judgment on the new crown pneumonia. Let’s work together to fight the epidemic and wait for the spring to bloom.

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