From coronavirus to Corfu

As a good citizen I have been working from home this week.

No sign, yet, of a high temperature and persistent cough which is ironic because, for the previous few winters, a constant cough is something I’d grown to live with.

I haven’t completely escaped the effects of the coronavirus pandemic however.

Three meetings I was due to attend (two in London, one in Brussels) have been cancelled.

A planned trip to Scotland next weekend is also off following the postponement of all football matches.

What else?

Oh yes, on Thursday I was asked to do an interview for BBC1 Look North.

Before they booked a studio I had to confirm I had not recently visited a category one country (China, South Korea, northern Italy) or a category two country (Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore etc).

When I arrived at the studio the receptionist kept me waiting outside until I reassured her I was not infected.

Then, when I was allowed in to the building, I was instructed (very firmly) to wash my hands immediately with sanitiser.

Only after that was I permitted to enter the studio.

Meanwhile we’ve just had a visit from the Waitrose delivery man. No toilet rolls, no hand wash and no paracetamol.

Help!

PS. Four weeks today I hope to be back in Corfu (below) where we had a very pleasant holiday last year.

I’m not a betting man but what are the odds?

Update: No sooner had I posted this than my wife read this - Greek seasonal hotels and resorts closed until end of April.

Guess we won’t be going away after all.