Going out without a mask that tightly covers your nose and mouth is now very dangerous and uncomfortable.
In a crowded space, without keeping your distance from people,
The alarm bell of danger rang and who knows if the virus was lurking nearby.
This can clearly see everyone’s facial features, if you go around wearing a mask, you will be considered to have an infectious disease and you will be fixated.
It seems like a long time ago, but seriously, it was just over two years ago.
At the beginning of 2020, a few days before the end of the presidential elections, the Lunar New Year ended,
News of an unidentified disease in Wuhan, China spread rapidly and resulted in a high death rate.
Chinese tourists coming to Taiwan for Chinese New Year, the government asks them to leave as soon as possible,
People returning from abroad are required to self-monitor their health.
Then the medical records of immigration abroad appeared and then, during the annual holidays, masks, alcohol and bleach were frantically purchased.
It started again like when SARS appeared in 2003,
Before entering the company it is necessary to wear a mask, measure the temperature, disinfect hands and soles of the feet and fill out a daily health management form.
This time the virus is more serious. It has been found all over the world. There are confirmed cases and deaths. To prevent the virus,
Start checking the border, blocking the country, preventing people from going out and contacting confirmed contacts,
Returnees need to be quarantined and locked up, and people panic and run around on the spot.
Initially, officials said with certainty that with the arrival of summer, the virus would disappear and normal life would resume.
But this new coronavirus, not as predicted by experts, we think will disappear in the heat like SARS,
The virus has stubbornly passed the four seasons and entered the next four, in 2021 the epidemic has already become a routine.
In May, the mutant virus entered the Taiwanese community, causing a serious epidemic, as the news saw the closure of foreign cities,
Thousands of people were quarantined as virus deaths increased, travel was limited and normal life stopped,
Do not go to the office, work from home remotely, school closures, remote lessons,
Snack bars, restaurants, etc. They are all set up in Taiwan.
In another four seasons, the virus will continue to evolve, become more difficult and complicated, and affect more people.
There is no hope of returning to normal life “before the epidemic”.
Young writer Lao Wang, a new generation of writers, uses 1930s women’s eyes and insightful words,
Record the plague that shook the whole world in 2020,
Taking a chapter of Taiwan’s new crown chronicle in January to complete the one-year record that suddenly became a blank,
At the end of each article there is a short story of the month.
From the fact that masks are hard to find, people who have the means to accumulate so many beautiful colors,
Specially patterned masks are used as currency, and colleagues can help write manuscripts.
What made me laugh was when the epidemic broke out,
The new rules prohibit entering the office with a fever of 38 degrees The young woman, Lao Wang, fell ill before the end of her annual vacation.
He passed the temperature chart to ask for leave. Before entering the hospital, the temperature measurement LED panel showed 40 degrees. She heard exclamations and take pictures behind her.
Subsequently, these two photos were circulated on the Internet and became the best test excuse for a colleague who wanted to ask for sick leave to retouch the photos and pretend to have a high fever.
Our general manager was terrified by these two images, because the frequency of sick leave requests was too high,
When the deputy general manager got suspicious, he was changed to be certified by medical care.
It turns out that such a terrifying fever chart is from the girl Lao Wang!
There are also people who manage their own health at home, but relatives and friends come and go freely and gossip.
Entering supermarkets with masks without complying with the regulations for the prevention of the epidemic, arguing with the employee without listening to the dissuasion,
The mask covered his chin as if there was no one in the crowded elevator and the foam flew.
Many parents use the triple coupon to pay for their parent-child class tuition,
The mother of the young girl Lao Wang could not consume so many triple coupons on the anniversary of the department store,
Give it to students as a lottery prize on Christmas Eve.
We hear about the epidemic every day, but those stories about people are rarely mentioned.
Some people lose their jobs, some people can’t say goodbye to their families, some people find a loophole to escape their crimes,
Through “That Year, Those Untold Stories”, we begin to truly see the truth that was once covered in dust.
That year, those stories that no one told
Author: Old Girl King
Illustrator: Hannah Tsou
Publisher: Yuanshen
Date of publication: 07/01/2021
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