Although this is a category one hurricane our people are still fearful after Dorian's visit last year. People on Grand Bahama and Abaco in particular know the impact of that hurricane.
Hurricane season is from June 01 to November 30. Although this is a known fact, most if not all Bahamians 'pray' that a hurricane does not 'hit' the Bahamas.
This year, 2020 the prayers are more earnest due to the Pandemic of COVID 19. The same island that was affected by hurricane Dorian last year now has the largest number of positive cases. Why is this? Is there a definitive answer? Is it due to citizens' carelessness? Are we taking the issue too lightly? Are we believing that it's just a type of 'flu'? I don't have an answer but I too would like to know why this is happening.
These above issues affect every aspect of our lives, church, family time, school, travel domestic and international, grocery shopping, dining out for celebrations, you think of it and it's affected in some way.
So, we don't have the pleasure of enjoying a normal life like we used to. What would the 'new normal', for it is been crafted even as we make adjustments for what we are now experiencing, look like? Would we ever go with a mask? Would we have those large gatherings at 'Homecoming Festivals', sporting events, Junkanoo, carnival? Would the vaccine, when it is created, be inexpensive enough to be administered to every citizen at a nominal fee? These questions are not easily answered because we are dealing with such a new coronavirus.
What if the vaccine is not free to every citizen? What then?
Feel free to leave your comment. What are your thoughts?
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